New Railway Will Connect Abu Simbel to Sudan's Wadi Halfa

Minister of Industry and Transport Kamel El-Wazir announced that the Egyptian government will establish a railway line linking the Abu Simbel high-speed electric train station to Wadi Halfa in Sudan.

Egypt is currently connected to Sudan through three land transport routes: the Toshka-Arqin axis, which spans over 100 kilometres west of the Nile; the Qastal-Wadi Halfa axis, covering 35 kilometres east of the Nile; and the Red Sea coastal route from Halayeb Port to Port Sudan, stretching 280 kilometres.

Additionally, the Egyptian government operates three land ports on the border with Sudan - Qastal, Arqin and Ras Hadarba - with plans to establish logistics zones in Qastal and Arqin to support trade exchanges between Egypt and Sudan.