Cairo–Aswan railway line
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The Cairo–Aswan railway line is a major Egyptian rail corridor running along the Nile Valley, connecting the capital Cairo with the southern city of Aswan and serving key urban centers in between.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cairo–Aswan line | 1 |
| Cairo–Upper Egypt main line | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
inter-city rail corridor
ⓘ
railway line ⓘ |
| connects |
Aswan
ⓘ
Cairo ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Cairo–Alexandria line
ⓘ
surface form:
Alexandria–Cairo railway line
|
| country | Egypt ⓘ |
| electrification | not electrified ⓘ |
| follows | course of the Nile River ⓘ |
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| hasDirection | north–south ⓘ |
| importance | main north–south rail axis of Egypt ⓘ |
| infrastructureType | double-track on most sections ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Nile Valley ⓘ |
| operator |
Egyptian National Railways network
ⓘ
surface form:
Egyptian National Railways
|
| partOf |
Egyptian National Railways network
ⓘ
surface form:
Egyptian railway network
|
| passesThroughGovernorate |
Aswan Governorate
ⓘ
Asyut Governorate ⓘ Beni Suef Governorate ⓘ Giza Governorate ⓘ Luxor Governorate ⓘ Minya ⓘ
surface form:
Minya Governorate
Qena Governorate ⓘ Sohag ⓘ
surface form:
Sohag Governorate
|
| primaryUse | passenger transport ⓘ |
| regionServed |
central Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
Middle Egypt
Upper Egypt ⓘ |
| secondaryUse | freight transport ⓘ |
| servesCity |
Assiut
ⓘ
surface form:
Asyut
Beni Suef Governorate ⓘ
surface form:
Beni Suef
Giza ⓘ Luxor ⓘ Minya ⓘ Qena ⓘ Sohag ⓘ |
| startingStation | Ramses Station, Cairo ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| terminusA | Cairo ⓘ |
| terminusB | Aswan ⓘ |
| usedByService |
local passenger trains
ⓘ
long-distance express trains ⓘ overnight sleeper trains ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commuter travel between Nile Valley cities
ⓘ
domestic tourism travel to Luxor and Aswan ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Cairo–Aswan line
this entity surface form:
Cairo–Upper Egypt main line