Classic route
Talgo Intercity
Cairo → Alexandria · Egypt
Cairo–Alexandria is the oldest railway in Africa and the Middle East (1854–56); since December 2022 it has been worked by Spain’s Talgo 230 trainsets.
How this line was checked
- The 87 km this route shares with OpenStreetMap relation 5300629 is drawn from that relation's own nodes, thinned to within under 25 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: 96.9% of this line lies within 250 m of real track (median 10 m); the longest stretch away from it is 3.5 km
- The operator publishes this line's timetable: Egyptian National Railways — a place to look it up, not a check of our drawing
- See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it
Questions and answers
How long is the Talgo Intercity?
The Talgo Intercity runs 208 km from Cairo to Alexandria.
How long does the Talgo Intercity take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 2 h 30 min for the 208 km. That is an average of 83 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 160 km/h.
Who runs the Talgo Intercity?
Egyptian National Railways (ENR), with Talgo 230.
How old is the Talgo Intercity?
The line has been in service since 1856. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.
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