This evening, the Cairo-Alexandria line witnessed the derailment of four cars of the upgraded Spanish train No. 919 as it entered Kafr El-Zayat station in Gharbia Governorate, in an incident that the Egyptian National Railways Authority confirmed did not result in any injuries or deaths among passengers.
The authority explained, in an official statement, that the accident occurred at exactly five o’clock in the evening while the train was entering the platform of Kafr El-Zayat station, where four cars derailed, while emergency teams dealt with the situation immediately to maintain the safety of passengers and restore operational traffic.
Completing the passenger flight to Alexandria
The Authority confirmed that all passengers were distributed among the remaining train cars to complete the trip to Alexandria Station without canceling the trip, and the movement of ascending and descending trains was operated via alternative railway lines until the effects of the incident were removed.
Pushing emergency equipment and returning the carts to the tracks
The authority sent emergency teams, cranes and technical equipment to the accident site, to work on returning the cars to their normal track, while carrying out the necessary engineering work to restore the regularity of train movement as quickly as possible.
The leadership of the Egyptian National Railway Authority also moved to Kafr El-Zayat station to follow up on the work of removing the effects of the accident in the field and supervising the normal restart of the line.
A technical committee to investigate the reasons for the vehicles leaving
The Authority announced the formation of a specialized technical committee to investigate the causes of the vehicles derailing, provided that the necessary measures will be taken after the completion of the technical inspection and investigation into the circumstances of the incident.
The railway apologizes for train delays
The Authority apologized to passengers for the delays experienced by some trains as a result of technical and engineering works surrounding the accident site, stressing that the operating teams are working to restore movement to normal while fully adhering to safety and security standards on the railway network.