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Egypt is targeting July 2027 to begin passenger operations on the first line of its high-speed electric railway network, connecting Ain Sokhna on the Red Sea with Marsa Matrouh on the Mediterranean, Minister of Transport Kamel El-Wazir said on Wednesday, 30 September. Speaking during a phone interview with state-run Channel One's ‘Men Maspero’ programme, El-Wazir said the 660-kilometre line will include 21 stations and a central control centre. The route will connect Ain Sokhna with Cairo, Alexandria, New Alamein, and…