The Free Train Repatriation Program Ends in December

Cairo –Sudanhorizon

The Committee Overseeing the Voluntary Return of Sudanese Nationals from Egypt, an offshoot of the Defense Industries System, has announced the end of the free train repatriation program for Sudanese citizens returning home from Egypt by the end of coming December.

In a press statement issued Wednesday, the committee indicated that different arrangements for next year’s voluntary return program will be discussed by the relevant authorities within the system.

The committee urged Sudanese citizens who have registered but have not yet returned home, to fully comply with the regulations set by the project committee regarding luggage. It also revealed that three trucks will be provided for luggage from Aswan to Halfa, in addition to three more from Halfa to the final destination in Sudan.

The committee clarified that train trips will now be weekly, departing every Saturday instead of Wednesday. It noted that the passengers who departed on today’s train, No. 34, reached 1,250, with 12 carriages available. The Defense Industries System launched a free voluntary return project for Sudanese nationals last April, initially using buses departing from Abdeen Station in Cairo. This was later expanded to include train trips in coordination with the Egyptian National Railways.

The project facilitated the return of hundreds of thousands of Sudanese families and government employees to their home towns and villages in various Sudanese states, including Khartoum, Gezira, Sennar, and Gedaref, contributing to the normalization of life in those regions.

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