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Compagnie des Chemins de Fer Economiques de l'Est Egyptien

Egyptian railway company

The Compagnie des chemins économiques de l’Est égyptien (French for Economic Railway Company of the Egyptian East) built and briefly operated a 350 km (220 mi) long 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) gauge railway network around Damanhour and Tanta in Egypt.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

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Compagnie des Chemins de Fer Economiques de l'Est Egyptien
Photo: Unknown artist on behalf of the Cie des Chemins de Fer Economiques de l'Est Egyptien, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

The Compagnie des chemins économiques de l’Est égyptien (French for Economic Railway Company of the Egyptian East) built and briefly operated a 350 km (220 mi) long 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) gauge railway network around Damanhour and Tanta in Egypt.2

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