Cairo tram network (historical)
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The historical Cairo tram network was an extensive electric streetcar system that once linked districts such as Heliopolis with central Cairo, serving as a primary mode of urban public transport before its gradual dismantling.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cairo tram network | 0 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
defunct public transport system
ⓘ
historical tram network ⓘ |
| connectivityRole | linked outlying suburbs with city centre ⓘ |
| country | Egypt ⓘ |
| gradualProcess | dismantling ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | major early modern mass transit system in Cairo ⓘ |
| infrastructureType | overhead electric tramway ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cairo
ⓘ
Heliopolis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modeOfTransport | tram ⓘ |
| networkType | street-running tramway ⓘ |
| notableCorridor | Heliopolis–central Cairo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedIn | 20th century ⓘ |
| powerSupply | electricity ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | passenger transport ⓘ |
| propulsion | electric traction ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
buses
ⓘ
other road-based transport ⓘ private cars ⓘ |
| served |
Heliopolis district
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
central Cairo ⓘ various districts of Cairo ⓘ |
| servedAs | urban public transport system ⓘ |
| servedRole | backbone of Cairo’s public transport (historically) ⓘ |
| status |
defunct
ⓘ
dismantled ⓘ |
| systemCharacter | extensive network at its peak ⓘ |
| trackGauge | standard gauge (likely) ⓘ |
| transportType | electric streetcar ⓘ |
| vehicleType | tramcar ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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