Cairo Metro Line 2

Line 2
Shubra Al Khaimah - El Mounib
Attaba station
Overview
Native nameالخط الثاني
StatusOperational
OwnerNational Authority for Tunnels (Egyptian state)[1]
LocaleCairo
Termini
Stations20
Service
TypeRapid transit
SystemCairo Metro
Operator(s)Cairo Metro - The Egyptian Co. for Metro Management & Operation[2]
Daily ridership895,000 (FY 2009/2010)[3]
History
Opened1996
Technical
Line length21.6 km (13.42162 mi)[4]
CharacterMixed[4]
3 Stations Elevated
5 Stations At-grade
12 Stations Underground
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
ElectrificationThird rail, 750 V DC[5]
Operating speed100 km/h (62 mph)

Cairo Metro Line 2 is the second line of the Cairo Metro in Cairo, Egypt.

  1. ^ "TWINNING PROJECT FICHE - Assistance to the Egyptian Metro Company (ECM) in Reforming Railway Safety Regulations, Procedures and Practices" (PDF). Retrieved 4 August 2014.
  2. ^ "About Company". Cairo Metro. Archived from the original on 17 August 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ a b "Line 2". National Authority for Tunnels. Archived from the original on 16 September 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
  5. ^ Banerjee, M.K.; El Hoda, N. (October 1998). "Review of the automatic train control system for Cairo Metro line 2". Power Engineering Journal. 12 (5). IET: 217–228. doi:10.1049/pe:19980506. ISSN 0950-3366.