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The airport has three terminals with the third (Terminal 3), which opened in April 2009, houses EgyptAir and its Star Alliance partners. There are also three runways (a fourth runway was opened in early 2009) and a single cargo terminal. Runway 05L/23R is 3,300m long, 05R/23L has a length of 4,000m and 16/34 is 3,180m (all of the runways are ...
Kilo 3 Abur – Cairo Ain Shams Kilo 64 Ismailiya – Suez Kilo 82.825 ... In 2010, a road/rail tunnel under the Suez Canal was proposed. [1] In 2014, the following ...
[3] Sa'id's successor Isma'il Pasha strove to modernise Egypt and added momentum to railway development. In 1865 a new branch reached Desouk on the Rosetta Nile and a second route between Cairo and Talkha was opened, giving a more direct link between Cairo and Zagazig. [3] The following year a branch southwards from Tanta reached Shibin El Kom. [3]
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]
On 12 March 2018, Egypt's Transport Minister Hisham Arafat said that Egypt is in the process of launching a new high-speed railway linking the Mediterranean (Most likely referring to the northern coastal governorates like Alexandria, Beheira) and the Red Sea with the participation of more than 10 international companies.
The Cairo Monorail was first conceptualized in the late 2010s to combat the rise of traffic in the Greater Cairo area, and to provide a rapid transportation option for suburban residents. The Monorail was also thought of as a rail link between Cairo and Egypt 's New Administrative Capital .
Cairo Metro Line 3 is a main east-west line of the Cairo Metro rapid transit system in Greater Cairo, Egypt. [3] It has a length of 34.2 km (21.3 mi) with 34 stations (21 underground, 2 at grade, 11 elevated), all built and operated in seven phases between 2007 and 2024.
On 27 February 2019 a train hit a buffer stop at the station. [5] According to Egypt's Prosecutor General Nabil Sadek, one train driver had left his train to fight with another train driver; thereafter, an unmanned train struck a barrier. The resulting explosion and fire killed at least 25 people and wounded at least 47 people.