Map of the Cairo Metro

The Cairo Metro in Egypt is Africa's only full-fledged metro system. The system currently consists of two operational lines, with a third in an advanced stage of planning. Download high resolution version (700x800, 17 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Download high resolution version (700x800, 17 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... For other uses, see Africa (disambiguation). ... Metro is: a general term, synonymous with rapid transit, subway or underground, for an urban underground rail public transit system (see list of rapid transit systems); any of several specific public transport systems, including: Bi-State Development Agency in Missouri and Illinois, d/b/a Metro since 2003 Buffalo Metro...

The metro is run by the National Authority for Tunnels. The line uses standard gauge (1435 mm). Ticket price is EGP 1.00 for each journey (as of July 2006, EUR 0.14 or USD 0.18), regardless of distance. On all Cairo metros, the first two cars of each train are reserved for women until early evening as an option for women who don't wish to ride with men in the same car, however women can still ride other cars freely. As railways developed and expanded one of the key issues to be decided was that of the rail gauge (the distance between the two rails of the track) which should be used. ... The Egyptian pound (Egyptian: الجنيه المصرى Gineih Masri) is the current legal currency of Egypt. ... Early elections in November are announced in the Netherlands. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require cleanup. ... ISO 4217 Code USD User(s) the United States, the British Virgin Islands, East Timor, Ecuador, El Salvador, the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Palau, Panama, Turks and Caicos Islands, and the insular areas of the United States Inflation 3. ... Cairos location in Egypt Coordinates: Governor Dr. Abdul Azim Wazir Area    - City 210 km²  - Metro 1,492 km² Population    - City (2005) 7,438,376  - Density 35,420/km²  - Urban 10,834,495  - Metro 15,200,000 Time zone EET (UTC+2) EEST (UTC+3) Cairo (Arabic: ‎ translit: ), It comes... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...

Line 1 (Helwan - El-Marg)

Mar Girgis station (Line 1)

Logo of the Cairo Metro

Line One (the red line) opened in 1987 after the joining of two existing above-ground lines with a large underground section through the city center. (Because of this, it is sometimes referred to as the "Regional Line".) The line runs a total of 43.5 km (27 miles) with 3 km (1.8 miles) underground, serves 33 stations, and has a 60,000 hourly passenger capacity per direction. Sometimes known as the "French-Built Line", this metro runs from the industrial Helwan area in the south to El-Marg northword. It is mostly above ground, with the downtown section below ground. This line occurred on three stages: Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2592x1944, 1509 KB) Picture of a Metro sign in Cairo. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2592x1944, 1509 KB) Picture of a Metro sign in Cairo. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Central business district. ...

• First: (Helwan / Ramsis field): with length of 29 km, opened in 1987.
• 2nd: (Ramsis field / El-Marg ):with length of 14 km, opened in 1989.
• 3rd: Continuation of Line 1:with length of 1.3 km, opened in 1999.

Line 2 (Shobra - El Mounib)

Cairo's metro network was greatly expanded in the mid-1990s with the building of Line Two (yellow), from Shoubra to Cairo University. Extending 19 km (11.8 miles) with 18 stations, it is sometimes called the "Japanese-Built Line" and includes the first underground crossing of the Nile. Line Two, which opened in four stages starting in October 1996 and finishing in 2000, has also been extended to Giza. It is mostly in bored tunnel, with two exceptions: a short section at the northern end approaching Shubra El-Kheima, which is elevated, and a section just south of this by cut-and-cover. The main difference between Line 1 and two is that Line 1 is overhead line while Line No.2 is Third-rail system. This line occurred in four stages: Cairos location in Egypt Coordinates: Governor Dr. Abdul Azim Wazir Area    - City 210 km²  - Metro 1,492 km² Population    - City (2005) 7,438,376  - Density 35,420/km²  - Urban 10,834,495  - Metro 15,200,000 Time zone EET (UTC+2) EEST (UTC+3) Cairo (Arabic: ‎ translit: ), It comes... Cairo University (formerly the Egyptian University) is an institute of higher education located in Giza, Egypt. ... The Nile (Arabic: ‎, translit: , Ancient Egyptian iteru) is a major north-flowing river in Africa, generally regarded as the longest river on Earth, though some sources claim the Amazon in South America is longer. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... The 5500 year-old Pyramids Of Giza. ... Third rail at the West Falls Church Metro stop in the Washington, D.C. area, electrified to 750 volts. ...

• First: (Shobra / Ramsis field): with length of 8 km, opened in 1996.
• 2nd: (Ramsis field / Al-tahrer): with length of 3 km, opened in 1997.
• 3rd: (Al-tahrer / Cairo University in Bolak): of 5.5 km , opened 1999.
• 4th: (Cairo University / Al-omraniya in Giza): of 2.7 km, opened 2000.

Inside Metro Ataba (Line 2)

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Plans

Four more lines are proposed — all with the goal of reducing Cairo's chronic road congestion — with Line Three (green) from Imbaba / Mohandessin to Abbasiya, and eventually to Cairo International Airport at Heliopolis. Line Four is expected to go from the southwest at Al Ahram to the east at Nasr City; Line Five is planned as a half-circular line connecting all the other lines, from Nasr City to Port Said Street and Shubra El Kheima; and Line 6 is to be a north-south line from Shubra to Maadi. Cairo International Airport (IATA: CAI, ICAO: HECA) (Arabic: مطار القاهرة الدولي) is the major civilian airport in Cairo, Egypt. ... Modern Heliopolis (properly known as مصر الجديدة, Miá¹£r al-ǧidÄ«dah – literally New Egypt) is a district of Cairo, Egypt (not to be confused with the ancient Egyptian city of the same name. ... Maadi (Arabic: el-Ma‛adi) is a suburb south of Cairo, Egypt. ...

See also

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Cairo Metro

• List of Cairo metro stations
• List of rapid transit systems

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External links

• Cairo Metro (UrbanRail.Net)
• The Greater Cairo Metro Network (International Tunnelling Association)