Cairo Transportation Authority

Cairo Transportation Authority
هيئة النقل العام بالقاهرة
Formation1976; 48 years ago (1976)
TypeGovernment agency
HeadquartersCairo, Egypt
Official language
Arabic
OwnerCairo Governorate
Chairman
Rizq Aly

Cairo Transport Authority (CTA) is the operator of mass transit within Cairo, and the largest operator in Egypt.

CTA operates buses, ferries and river buses. Through its subsidiary Greater Cairo Bus Company (GCBC) it operates buses and minibuses, and is progressively converting its buses from diesel to low-emission CNG engines under the Cairo Air Improvement Project.[1]

CTA operates more than 3,000 buses, 950 minibuses and 40 Nile ferries. With more than 37,000 employees, it offers transport services to more than 3.5 million riders a day.[citation needed]

  1. ^ "Cairo Transport Authority (CTA)". Jane's Urban Transport Systems. 2005-04-22. Retrieved 2009-03-19.