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| Cairo Metro | |||
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 The Cairo Metro (line 2) | |||
| Overview | |||
| Native name | مترو أنفاق القاهرة | ||
| Owner | National Authority for Tunnels (Egyptian state)[1] | ||
| Locale | Greater Cairo, Egypt | ||
| Transit type | Rapid transit | ||
| Number of lines | 3 | ||
| Number of stations | 84[2][Note 1] | ||
| Daily ridership | 2.2 million[3] | ||
| Annual ridership | 795.8 million (2020)[3] | ||
| Website | Cairo Metro (in English) | ||
| Operation | |||
| Began operation | 27 September 1987[2] | ||
| Operator(s) | |||
| Character | Mixed Underground, At-grade and Elevated | ||
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| System length | |||
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge | ||
| Electrification | Line 1: Overhead line,1.5 kV DC[9] Line 2: Third rail, 750 V DC[10] Line 3: Third rail | ||
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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]
- ^ "TWINNING PROJECT FICHE - Assistance to the Egyptian Metro Company (ECM) in Reforming Railway Safety Regulations, Procedures and Practices" (PDF). Retrieved 4 August 2014.
- ^ a b c d e "Cairo". metrobits.org. 28 August 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
- ^ a b "Egypt: number of subway passengers". Statista. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
- ^ "About Company". Cairo Metro. Archived from the original on 17 August 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
- ^ "About Company". Cairo Metro. Archived from the original on 17 August 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
- ^ "National Authority for Tunnels". www.nat.gov.eg. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
- ^ سكاي نيوز - بعد 30 عاما.. مصر تعلن رسميا "أرقام مترو الأنفاق" Archived 2020-11-27 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ أخبار اليوم - مستجدات مترو «العتبة - إمبابة» Archived 2022-04-05 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Cairo Metro, Egypt". Railway-Technology.com. Kable. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- ^ "Cairo". UrbanRail.Net. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- ^ a b c "First Line Working". Cairo Metro, Inc. Archived from the original on 3 May 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
- ^ 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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