Analysis of the operation of the ABO-KIR rail line indicates
that large delays are noticed in arrival and departure
times of the trains. Some of these delays exceeded 60 min per
train especially at Alexandria main station. Some of scheduled
trips may be canceled due to these delays. Investigating the
reasons causing these delays, it has been found that the existence
of the intersection of Cairo/Alexandria rail line between
intercity main tracks (on the right side of ABO-KIR line) and
the shunting yard (on the left side of ABO-KIR line) is the
major source of these delays. Furthermore, exceeding train
dwell times and various maintenance operations for tracks
and trains and signaling system are auxiliary reasons for the
train delays