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With a more stable political situation, Egypt’s network is now poised for investment in upgrading and resignalling, along with major projects. Cairo’s metro continues to grow.
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Ministry of Transportation, Egypt
The responsibilities of the Minister relate to all matters concerning land transport, postal and telecommunications systems, maritime, civil aviation, roads, bridges and river transport. The ministry has oversight of the National Authority for Railways, and the National Authority for Tunnels (that has been developing Cairo’s metro network). Address105 El Kasr ...
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Cairo Metro
Opened 1987. Network of three metro lines serving 78 stations. See Cairo network map.A city-centre tunnel section opened on September 26 1987 extending Egyptian National Railways’ Helwan line north from Al Sayeda Zeinab to Al Shohadaa (formerly Mubarak; 4·2 km, 5 stations), creating metro Line 1. The link north onto ...
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Cairo Transport Authority
First line opened 1910. The network expanded until the 1970s, since when it retrenched to a 24 km network in Helwan to the south of Cairo (feeding metro Line 1) and a 36 km network in Heliopolis to the northeast, comprising four Cairo–Heliopolis routes and some local routes in Heliopolis. ...
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Alexandria Passenger Transport Authority (APTA)
Two groups of lines are operated – conventional tramways (15 lines) serving areas west and south of the city, and three light rail routes, the Ramleh lines. AddressPO Box 4663 Aflaton StreetEl ShatbyAlexandriaEgyptPhone+20 3 591 1810Fax+20 3 592 1187Emailapta@link.netWebsitewww.alexapta.org Traffic Passenger journeys65 millionInformation year2007 Network data ...
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Alexandria Regional Metro
An east-west cross-city metro is planned, extending to 43 km, 1 435 mm gauge, to be electrified at 25 kV 50 Hz. Design of the initial 21.5 km section from Abou Kir to Misr is complete. Egypt’s National Authority for Tunnels is responsible for planning and construction. AddressPO Box 466Ramses ...
