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El-Wazir on ATC Shutdown
In March 2021, after the Sohag train crash, Kamel al-Wazir said the ministry had allowed drivers to disable the ATC automatic train-control system at certain locations where it slowed trains, and to proceed at low speed, in order to reduce delays. Speeds could fall to 8 kilometers per hour, while operating the system had been delaying trains by around 25%. He stressed, however, that the ministry would not continue operating without the system, preferring delays for passengers to taking risks. He estimated that the Cairo–Alexandria journey could increase from four to five hours, and the journey to Aswan from 12 to 15 hours. After the Sohag crash investigation, he denied that drivers had been instructed to disable the device, while the prosecution said the accident site did not allow it to be switched off. ATC returned to the forefront after it was established that the system had been disabled in the Ayat crash.
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