| Line 2 Shubra Al Khaimah - El Mounib | |
|---|---|
 | |
 Attaba station | |
| Overview | |
| Native name | الخط الثاني |
| Status | Operational |
| Owner | National Authority for Tunnels (Egyptian state)[1] |
| Locale | Cairo |
| Termini | |
| Stations | 20 |
| Service | |
| Type | Rapid transit |
| System | Cairo Metro |
| Operator(s) | Cairo Metro - The Egyptian Co. for Metro Management & Operation[2] |
| Daily ridership | 895,000 (FY 2009/2010)[3] |
| History | |
| Opened | 1996 |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 21.6 km (13.42162 mi)[4] |
| Character | Mixed[4] 3 Stations Elevated 5 Stations At-grade 12 Stations Underground |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) |
| Electrification | Third rail, 750 V DC[5] |
| Operating speed | 100 km/h (62 mph) |
Cairo Metro Line 2 is the second line of the Cairo Metro in Cairo, Egypt.
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- ^ "About Company". Cairo Metro. Archived from the original on 17 August 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "Line 2". National Authority for Tunnels. Archived from the original on 16 September 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
- ^ 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.