Egypt transport minister pushes completion of Sinai railway and Arish industrial zone

Transport Minister Kamel El-Wazir met North Sinai legislators to review the 500-km railway linking Ferdan to Taba and an industrial zone at Arish.

• El-Wazir convened an expanded meeting with North Sinai lawmakers to follow up construction of the roughly 500-km Ferdan–Port Said East–Bir al-Abd–Arish–Taba railway line.
• The Bir al-Abd–Arish stretch spans 83 km with seven stations, alongside a 12-km rail link connecting Arish port to the network.
• El-Wazir urged accelerating completion of embankment and station works and invited national and Sinai-based construction companies to participate in the project.
• El-Wazir stressed finishing an industrial logistics zone behind Arish port, planned to house 1,000 factories.