Egypt's railway authority sustained losses of LE20 million from Thursday to Sunday, prompted by cancelled reservations and operation hiccups, a senior official at the authority said.
Rashad Abdel Atty, deputy chairman of Egypt Railway, told Al-Masry Al-Youm that train movement had not been stopped for security reasons after recent actions of vandalism that coincided with the Muslim Brotherhood's marking of one year since the dispersal of protests supporting former president Mohamed Morsy.
Abdel Atty said that coordination was in place between police departments across the country to secure train movement and deter any sabotage at the railways.
He, however, admitted difficulties in securing Upper Egypt-bound journeys due to the long distances between stations, noting that the security process on those lines relies on communications with train drivers, civilians and level-crossing watchmen.
Edited translation from Al-Masry Al-Youm
