Cairo Metro system
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The Cairo Metro system is Egypt’s primary rapid transit network serving Greater Cairo, known as the first full-fledged metro system in Africa and the Arab world.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cairo Metro | 60 |
| Cairo Metro network | 1 |
| Greater Cairo urban rail network | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
metro system
ⓘ
rapid transit system ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Cairo Light Rail Transit
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cairo bus network ⓘ Egyptian National Railways NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Egypt ⓘ |
| electrification | overhead catenary ⓘ |
| fareCurrency | Egyptian pound NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fareSystem | distance-based ⓘ |
| hasLine |
Line 1
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Line 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ Line 3 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPlannedLine |
Line 4
NERFINISHED
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Line 5 NERFINISHED ⓘ Line 6 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStation |
Abbassia station
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Adly Mansour station NERFINISHED ⓘ Attaba station NERFINISHED ⓘ Cairo University station NERFINISHED ⓘ El Marg station NERFINISHED ⓘ Giza station NERFINISHED ⓘ Helwan station NERFINISHED ⓘ Nasser station NERFINISHED ⓘ New El Marg station NERFINISHED ⓘ Sadat station NERFINISHED ⓘ Shubra El Kheima station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1987 ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Cairo ⓘ |
| numberOfLines | 3 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1987-09-27 ⓘ |
| operator |
Egyptian Company for Metro Management and Operation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
National Authority for Tunnels NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | Government of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | public transport in Cairo ⓘ |
| peakUsage | rush hours on working days ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage | Arabic ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Helwan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Cairo NERFINISHED ⓘ Shubra El Kheima NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| safetyFeature | women-only cars ⓘ |
| serves | Greater Cairo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
first full-fledged metro system in Africa
ⓘ
first full-fledged metro system in the Arab world ⓘ |
| ticketType |
paper tickets
ⓘ
rechargeable smart cards ⓘ |
| timezone | UTC+02:00 ⓘ |
| trackGauge | 1435 mm ⓘ |
| typicalRollingStock | electric multiple units ⓘ |
| website | https://cairometro.gov.eg ⓘ |
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Ministry of Transport (Egypt)
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Greater Cairo urban rail network
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Cairo Metro network
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