Cairo Metro Line 1

Line 1
New Marg - Helwan
Mar Girgis station
Overview
Native nameالخط الاول
StatusOperational
OwnerNational Authority for Tunnels (Egyptian state)[1]
LocaleCairo
Termini
Stations35[2]
Service
TypeRapid transit
SystemCairo Metro
Operator(s)Cairo Metro - The Egyptian Co. for Metro Management & Operation[3]
Daily ridership1.3 million (FY 2009/2010)[4]
History
Opened1987[5]
Technical
Line length44.3 km (27.53 mi)[6]
CharacterMixed Underground and At-grade street running
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
ElectrificationOverhead catenary
(1.5 kV DC)[7][8]
Operating speed100 km/h (62 mph)

Cairo Metro Line 1 is the first line of the Cairo Metro in Cairo, Egypt. It is the first metro system in Africa and the Middle East.[9] It was constructed in 1987 and connects Helwan with El Marg, stopping at 35 stations. Line 1, sometimes called the French-built line or simply the French line has a total length of 44.3 kilometres (27.5 mi) with 4.7 kilometres (2.9 mi) of it being underground[2] and has trains that run with 3 units (9 cars), which have a frequency of 2.5 minutes and a maximum speed of 100 km/h (62 mph).[10] The line can carry 60,000 passengers per hour in each direction.[11]

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  2. ^ a b "Line 1". National Authority for Tunnels. Archived from the original on 24 October 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
  3. ^ "About Company". Cairo Metro. Archived from the original on 17 August 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
  4. ^ "The Development of Passenger Traffic for The Two metro lines since inauguration (the first 87/88, the second 96/97) Until 2009/2010" (in Arabic). Cairo Metro. Archived from the original on 2012-03-23. Retrieved 2014-08-04.
  5. ^ "Cairo". metrobits.org. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
  6. ^ "First Line Working". Cairo Metro The Egyptian Co. for Metro Management and Operation. Archived from the original on 3 May 2015. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
  7. ^ Barrow, Keith (14 March 2014). "Cairo to order new trains for metro Line 1". International Railway Journal. Simmons-Boardman Publishing Inc. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
  8. ^ "Cairo Metro Tender for New Rolling Stock". Mena Rail Post. 16 March 2014. Archived from the original on 2015-01-23. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
  9. ^ "Metro Line 1′s 26th Anniversary". Egyptian Railways Diwan. Archived from the original on 2013-10-05. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
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  11. ^ Metro Al Anfaq 32