Egypt–Sudan Railway Committee (ESRC) is a multinational committee that was created in 2008 to promote railway connecting lines between Egypt and Sudan. [1]
A weekly ferry service on the Nile River connects the Egyptian railhead at Aswan with the Sudan railhead at Wadi Halfa.[5] This ferry is made redundant by the new rail link.
egypt, sudan, railway, committee, esrc, multinational, committee, that, created, 2008, promote, railway, connecting, lines, between, egypt, sudan, contents, plan, timeline, 2021, challenges, ferry, also, referencesplan, editthe, proposed, railway, line, link, . Egypt Sudan Railway Committee ESRC is a multinational committee that was created in 2008 to promote railway connecting lines between Egypt and Sudan 1 Contents 1 Plan 2 Timeline 2 1 2021 3 Challenges 4 Ferry 5 See also 6 ReferencesPlan editThe proposed railway line to link the two countries is between Aswan and Wadi Halfa The line will be around 500 km in length 2 The plan with distance is as follows nbsp Aswan 0 km nbsp nbsp border 450 km nbsp Wadi Halfa 500 km nbsp Khartoum capital 900 km Timeline edit2021 edit Agreement 3 Challenges editThe main problem is the difference in terms of gauge between the two countries which lead to a Break of gauge Egypt has the standard gauge of 1 435 mm 4 ft 8 1 2 in whereas Sudan uses a narrow gauge of 1 067 mm 3 ft 6 in 2 It is expected that the line between Khartoum and Wadi Halfa would be upgraded to standard gauge 4 Standard gauge would also enhance the extension of the line to serve other countries in the Nile valley Other challenges include adoption of Couplings English Egypt American AAR Sudan Brakes Vacuum or Air Electrification 25kVACFerry editA weekly ferry service on the Nile River connects the Egyptian railhead at Aswan with the Sudan railhead at Wadi Halfa 5 This ferry is made redundant by the new rail link See also editRailway stations in Sudan Railway stations in EgyptReferences edit EGYPT SUDAN RAIL LINK Railways Africa 31 May 2008 Archived from the original on 11 December 2008 a b Build Railways for Peace in Africa Mathaba 29 May 2008 Archived from the original on 22 November 2008 Retrieved 6 April 2015 EG SU Agreement Egypt and Sudan to cooperate on international rail link IRJ How to travel by train amp ferry from Cairo to Khartoum amp Sudan The Man in Seat 61 nbsp This Africa rail related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Egypt Sudan Railway Committee amp oldid 1210779467, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
