Cairo Metro

Cairo Metro
The Cairo Metro (line 2)
The Cairo Metro (line 2)
Overview
Native nameمترو أنفاق القاهرة
OwnerNational Authority for Tunnels (Egyptian state)[1]
LocaleGreater Cairo, Egypt
Transit typeRapid transit
Number of lines3
Number of stations84[2][Note 1]
Daily ridership2.2 million[3]
Annual ridership795.8 million (2020)[3]
WebsiteCairo Metro (in English)
Operation
Began operation27 September 1987; 37 years ago (1987-09-27)[2]
Operator(s)
  • Line 1: The Egyptian Co. for Metro Management & Operation[4]
  • Line 2: The Egyptian Co. for Metro Management & Operation[5]
  • Line 3: RATP Dev (15 years)
CharacterMixed
Underground, At-grade and Elevated
Technical
System length
  • Line 1: 44 km[6]
  • Line 2: 21.6 km[7]
  • Line 3: 41.2 km[8]
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
ElectrificationLine 1: Overhead line,1.5 kV DC[9]
Lines 2 and 3: Third rail, 750 V DC[10]
Cairo Metro
Legend
 Adly Mansour  3 
Haykestep
 1  New Marg
Omar Ibn El Khattab
El-Marg
Qubaa
Ezbet El-Nakhl
Hesham Barakat
Ain Shams
El Nozha
El-Matareyya
El Shams Club
Helmeyet El-Zaitoun
Alf Masken
Hadayeq El-Zaitoun
Heliopolis
Saray El-Qobba
Airport
Hammamat El-Qobba
Sheraton
Kobri El-Qobba
Military Academy
Manshiet El-Sadr
Al-Hegaz 2
El-Demerdash
Al-Hegaz Square
Ghamra
Haroun
 2  Shubra Al Khaimah
Al-Ahram
Koliet El-Zeraa
Koleyet El-Banat
Mezallat
Stadium
Khalafawy
Fair Zone
St. Teresa
Abbassiya
Rod El-Farag
Abdou Pasha
Masarra
El-Geish
Al-Shohadaa
Bab El Shaariya
Orabi
Attaba
Nasser
Mohamed Naguib
Maspero
Sadat
Safaa Hijazy
Saad Zaghloul
Kit-Kat
Al-Sayeda Zeinab
El-Malek El-Saleh
Sudan
Mar Girgis
Imbaba
El-Zahraa
El-Bohy
Dar El-Salam
El-Qawmia
Hadayek El-Maadi
Ring Road
Maadi
 3  Rod El Farag Corridor
Sakanat El-Maadi
Tawfikia
Tora El-Balad
Wadi El Nile
Opera
Gamet El Dowal
Dokki
Boulak El Dakrour
El Bohoth
 3  Cairo University
Kozzika
Faisal
Tura El-Esmant
Giza
Elmasraa
Omm El-Masryeen
Hadayek Helwan
Sakiat Mekky
Wadi Hof
 2  El Monib
Helwan University
Ain Helwan
Helwan  1 

The Cairo Metro (Arabic: مترو أنفاق القاهرة, romanized: Metro Anfāq al-Qāhirah, lit. "Cairo Tunnel Metro" or مترو الأنفاق  pronounced [ˈmetɾo lʔænˈfæːʔ]) is a rapid transit system in Greater Cairo, Egypt. It was the first of the three full-fledged metro systems in Africa and the first in the Middle East to be constructed.[11][12] It was opened in 1987 as Line 1 from Helwan to Ramses Square with a length of 29 kilometres (18.0 mi).[13] As of 2013, the metro carried nearly 4 million passengers per day.[14] As of 15 May 2024, the Cairo Metro has 84 stations[2] of which 5 are transfer stations, with a total length of 106.8 kilometres (66.4 mi). The system consists of three operational lines[2] numbered 1 to 3.[13]

The Cairo Metro is owned by the National Authority for Tunnels.[13] The lines use standard gauge (1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)).[2]

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  5. ^ "About Company". Cairo Metro. Archived from the original on 17 August 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
  6. ^ "National Authority for Tunnels". www.nat.gov.eg. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
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  8. ^ أخبار اليوم - مستجدات مترو «العتبة - إمبابة» Archived 2022-04-05 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ "Cairo Metro, Egypt". Railway-Technology.com. Kable. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
  12. ^ "Cairo". UrbanRail.Net. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
  13. ^ a b c "First Line Working". Cairo Metro, Inc. Archived from the original on 3 May 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
  14. ^ Sood, Suemedha (15 March 2013). "Subway systems by the numbers". BBC. Archived from the original on 28 July 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2014.


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