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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]
Cairo (/ ˈkaɪroʊ / ⓘ KY-roh; Arabic: القاهرة, romanized:al-Qāhirah, Egyptian Arabic pronunciation: [el.qɑ (ː)ˈheɾɑ] ⓘ) is the capital of Egypt and the Cairo Governorate, and is the country's largest city, being home to more than 10 million people. [ 6 ]
Tahrir Square. Tahrir Square (Arabic: ميدان التحرير, romanized: Maydān at-Taḥrīr, Egyptian Arabic pronunciation: [meˈdæːn ettæħˈɾiːɾ]; English: "Liberation Square"), also known as Martyr Square, is a public town square in downtown Cairo, Egypt. The square has been the location and focus for political demonstrations.
Interchange with Line 2. Giza Square ميدان الجيزة. Manyal المنيل. El-Malek El-Saleh الملك الصالح. Interchange with Line 1. Magra El-Oyoun مجرى العيون. Salah Eldin Citadel قلعة صلاح الدين. ElMalek Mansour -Salah Salem Intersect- -الملك منصور -تقاطع صلاح سالم. The 6th ...
The Cairo Metro is the first rapid transit system in Greater Cairo, Egypt and the first of only two full-fledged metro systems in Africa and only four in the Arab world. It was opened in 1987 as Line 1 from Helwan to Ramsis square, with a length of 29 kilometres (18.0 mi).
The New Administrative Capital (NAC) [ 1 ][ 2 ] (Arabic: العاصمة الإدارية الجديدة, romanized:al-ʿĀṣima al-ʾIdārīya al-Jadīda), is a new urban community in Cairo Governorate, Egypt and a satellite of Cairo City. It is planned to be Egypt's new capital and has been under construction since 2015. [ 3 ]
Trams in Cairo. Constructed near the beginning of the 20th century, until 2014 the Cairo tramway network was still used in modern-day Cairo, especially in modern areas, like Heliopolis and Nasr City. During the 1970s, government policies favoured making space for cars, resulting in the removal of over half of the 120-kilometre (75 mi) network.
The Greater Cairo (Arabic: القاهرة الكبرى, romanized:Al-Qāhira al-Kubrā) is a metropolitan area centered around Cairo, Egypt. It comprises the entirety of the Cairo Governorate, the cities of Imbaba [ b ] and Giza in the Giza Governorate, and the city Shubra El Kheima in Qalyubia Governorate. [ 4 ][ 5 ] Its definition can be ...