Egypt returns to winter time Thursday night; railways issue adjusted timetables

Egypt switches to winter time at midnight Thursday, setting clocks back 60 minutes, as its railways publish adjusted schedules for the changeover night.

• Egypt reverts to winter time on the night of October 29-30, when clocks are set back 60 minutes at midnight.
• The Egyptian National Railways issued instructions setting special departure times for long-distance trains to Alexandria, Aswan and Luxor that night.
• The authority said trains already underway during the changeover will run early until their destinations, with no repeat departures for trains that left during that window.
• The railways said it will announce the revised times to passengers to keep operations orderly through the transition.