The Egyptian Minister of Transport, Kamel al-Wazir, said that the second Talgo train will be operated on January 27, on the Cairo-Luxor line. He indicated the second train is currently being operated ...

The first rail journey on the Cairo-Luxor line using the new Talgo train will take place on Sunday, announced Minister of Transport Kamel El-Wazir.

Spain will fund the study, the ministry said. Cairo and Luxor, two of Egypt's most popular tourist destinations, are 500 kilometers (300 miles) apart.

More than 373 people have been killed in Egypt’s worst ever rail disaster. Thousands of people were crammed on to the 23.30 Cairo to Luxor train on February 18, many of them returning home to ...

A survivor of the Egypt rail tragedy who jumped from the burning train has spoken of his escape. Said Fuad Amin, a 22-year-old construction worker, jumped from the Cairo to Luxor train as flames ...

The Cairo-Luxor train will run on Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. It will depart Misr station in Cairo at 10:50pm, making stops at Giza, Assuit, Sohag and Qena, before arriving in Luxor at 8:40am.