Fair Zone station

Fair Zone

محطة المعرض
Cairo Metro Rapid transit
General information
LocationEgypt
Coordinates30°04′24″N 31°18′03″E / 30.07333°N 31.30091°E / 30.07333; 31.30091
Operated byCairo Metro - The Egyptian Co. for Metro Management & Operation[1]
Line(s)  Line 3
Platforms2 side platforms (Rod El Farag Corridor or Cairo University - Aldy Mansour)
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeUnderground[2]
Platform levels3
History
Opened7 May 2014 (2014-05-07)[3]
ElectrifiedThird rail
Services
Preceding station Cairo Metro Following station
Abbassiya
towards Rod El Farag Corridor or Cairo University
 Line 3 Stadium
towards Aldy Mansour

Fair Zone station (Arabic: محطة المعرض) is a station on the Cairo Metro, part of Phase 2 of Line 3.[4] It is located on Salah Salem Street in front of the Cairo International Fair Ground, one of the most important commercial and administrative centers of Cairo.[5]

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  3. ^ "Cairo metro Line 3 extension opens". railwaygazette.com. railwaygazette.com. 8 May 2014. Archived from the original on 25 September 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
  4. ^ "Phase 2 of Line 3". National Authority for Tunnels. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
  5. ^ "Cairo Fair Station". National Authority for Tunnels. Retrieved 11 September 2014.