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UPPER EGYPT.
 

Cairo to Aswan by the Upper Egypt Railway.

The journey from Cairo to Luxor by train occupies a few
minutes over 14 hours, the distance being about 420 miles;
the journey from Luxor to Aswan occupies 10 hours, the
distance being about 130 miles. The Nile is crossed at
Nag* Hamadi by an iron bridge 1,362 feet long. The
ordinary gauge is used from Cairo to Luxor, and a
narrower gauge from Luxor to Asw^n ; this necessitates
a change of carriage at Luxor. The following are the
•stations passed :—
 

Distance In

■melres fr^'om                          ^ame of Station.
Cairo.
 

Province.
 

Population.
 

13*331''
 

Gizeh
 

^*x^!l
 

Gizeh
 

16,820
 

27-5x3
 

Hawamdiyeh
 

<^j u\^ u.^! ]
 


 

1,995
 

32-180
 

Bedrashen
 

^jJ^j,X\\\
 


 

5>884
 

44*330
 

Maz'una
 

i^J A^j^C
 


 

1,542
 

58-8x3
 

Al-Ayat
 

LIaxSI
 


 

94
 

.64-546
 

Mataniyeh
 

^^^j[Li!i\
 


 

1,975
 

,72-814
 

Kafr Ammar
 

Xas^ jS^
 


 

1,669
 

83*134
 

Rikka
 


 


 

3,128
 

91-844
 

Al-Wastat
 

j^j\
 

Beni-Suwei
 

1,644
 

io.x*440
 

Beni Huder
 

jt^  L5^
 

jj
 

1,131
 

^' The formula for converting kilometres into miles is ("^ + -g")'
t The passenger for the Fayyum changes carriages here.