Deadly train crash reignites calls for overhaul of Egypt's railway network

Sunday's deadly train crash that killed seven people and injured dozens more has reignited calls for an overhaul of Egypt's aging railway system. The accident happened when a train traveling from Giza rear-ended another leaving Cairo. Residents at the crash site say they fear it could happen again. It's essential to build tunnels or overpasses in villages along the tracks to ensure residents don't cross the lines directly. The signal and communication systems between control tower personnel and train drivers must be upgraded to warn express train drivers of slower ones ahead, ensuring regulated operations and preventing accidents. Egypt has one of Africa's most extensive railway networks, but its long-faced problems of outdated equipment and poor management. The railway system was dilapidated and beset by many challenges. However, a major process of reorganization, reconstruction and modernization has begun. Notably, over the past four years or so, there have been no train accidents of the same scale or severity. One. While efforts are indeed being made, there's still not enough. The bottom line is we require further work until we can eliminate these incidents or at the very least reduce them to an absolute minimum. I would say, well, at least... President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has called for an investigation into the crash and for those responsible to be held accountable. This is a lot of you.