The railway announces daylight saving time on Friday, April 24, 2026, moving the clock forward by 60 minutes

The Egyptian National Railway Authority announced the start of daylight saving time starting Friday, April 24, 2026, as part of implementing the state’s official system for changing time. The authority explained that the clock will be advanced by 60 minutes at midnight on Thursday, April 23, to become 1:00 am instead of 12:00 midnight, and that the new dates will continue to be implemented in accordance with this change. The authority confirmed that all train operating schedules will remain the same without any modification, as adherence will be made to At the previously specified times, the timing change will not affect the regularity of train movement on the various lines of the network. With regard to trains that are on their way at the time of applying daylight saving time, the authority indicated that they will be calculated according to the new time, so that they arrive at their destination after adding one hour to the specified arrival time. Trains that move between 23:00 and 23:59 will be delayed by an hour. Some of the specified trains will have their departure modified as follows: Train 35: departs at 01:10 instead of 23:10 Train 890: Arrives 00:30 Train 1010: Arrives 00:50 Train 185: Arrives 01:05 Train 833: Arrives 01:10 The authority issued a call to the public of passengers to take into account the time difference and go to the stations well before the train times, to avoid any delay or confusion that may result from changing the clock. This decision comes within the annual procedures followed by the state to make the most of the light. daylight saving and energy consumption.