Cairo Monorail

Cairo Monorail
Overview
Native nameمونوريل القاهرة
OwnerNational Authority for Tunnels (Egyptian state)
Area servedGreater Cairo
LocaleCairo, Egypt
Transit typeMonorail
Number of lines2 lines under construction.
Number of stations33 Stations[1]
Operation
Operation will start2024 (2024)[2]
Number of vehicles70 Alstom Innovia 300 Monorail vehicles
Technical
System length96 km (60 mi) planned[3]
Average speed80 km/h (50 mph)[1]

The Cairo Monorail (Arabic: مونوريل القاهرة) is a two-line monorail rapid transit system currently under construction in the Cairo region and is projected to become the longest driverless monorail system in the world when completed.[4] The two lines will create the first public transport from the New Administrative Capital and 6th of October City to the Cairo metropolitan area when completed.[5] The expected travel time for the 53km Line between the New Administrative City and East Cairo is about 60 minutes and the 42km line connecting 6th of October City with Giza is about 42 minutes.[6]

  1. ^ a b "Cairo Monorail System in Egypt". Railway Technology. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  2. ^ "رئيس هيئة الأنفاق لـ"الدستور": 75% نسبة تنفيذ مشروع مونوريل شرق النيل والافتتاح أكتوبر 2024". Dostor. 2024-01-14. Retrieved 2024-02-04.
  3. ^ "Monorails of the New Administrative Capital and 6 October City | The Arab Contractors". www.arabcont.com. Arab Contractors. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Egypt's Cairo Monorails Project, which will be the longest driverless - Hill International, Inc. on LinkedIn | 69 comments". www.linkedin.com.
  5. ^ Stein, Joshua (16 April 2020). "£2bn Egypt monorail project reaches milestone with ground investigation underway". New Civil Engineer. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  6. ^ "INNOVIA monorail 300 / CITYFLO 650 - Cairo, Egypt". Bombardier Transportation. Bombardier. Archived from the original on 11 July 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2020.