Editing Cairo Metro (section)

==Network==
{{See also|List of Cairo Metro stations}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; height:230px;"
|-
! Line 
! Termini 
! Opened 
! Latest<br />extension 
! Length
! Stations
|-
| {{Color box|blue|[[Cairo Metro Line 1|<span style="color:white;">'''1'''</span>]]|border=darkgray}}
| New Marg – Helwan
| 1987
| 1999
| {{Cvt|44|km}}
| 35
|-
| {{Color box|red|[[Cairo Metro Line 2|<span style="color:white;">'''2'''</span>]]|border=darkgray}}
| Shubra Al Khaimah – El Monib
| 1996
| 2005
| {{Cvt|21.6|km}}
| 20
|-
| {{Color box|green|[[Cairo Metro Line 3|<span style="color:white;">'''3'''</span>]]|border=darkgray}}
| Rod El Farag Corridor/Cairo University – Adly Mansour
| 2012 
| 2024
| {{Cvt|41.2|km}}
| 34
|- class=sortbottom
| colspan="4" | '''Total:'''
| '''{{Cvt|106.8|km}}'''
| '''84'''
|}

===Line 1===
{{main|Cairo Metro Line 1}}
Line 1 (blue) is the oldest line of the Cairo Metro and the first metro to open in Africa and the Middle East, with its first {{convert|29|km|mi|1|adj=on}} segment having opened in 1987.<ref name="Line1" /> The line is {{convert|44|km|mi|adj=}} long and serves 35 stations.<ref name="line1" /> This line carries trains with 3 units (9 [[railroad car|train car]]s),<ref name="Line1" /> which have a [[headway]] of 3.5 to 4 minutes, and a maximum speed of {{convert|80|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}.<ref name="Line1" /> The line can carry 60,000 passengers per hour in each direction.<ref name=Salama1987>{{cite book |last=Salama |first=Saiyed |date=1987 |title=Metro Al Anfaq |url= |location=Beirut |publisher=Dar Al Maaref |isbn=978-977-02-2155-6}}</ref>{{rp|32}}

Line 1 has a [[Train simulator|train driving simulator]] supplied by Transurb Technirail that won the international tender issued by Cairo Metro in 2011.<ref>{{cite web|title=Transurb Technirail Wins Contract to Develop a Driving Simulator for Cairo Metro in Egypt|url=https://www.railway-technology.com/contractors/professional/transurb/pressreleases/presstransurb-simulator-cairo-metro/|website=railway-technology.com|access-date=8 August 2014}}</ref>

===Line 2===
{{main|Cairo Metro Line 2}}
Line 2 (red) is the second line of the Cairo Metro, first opening in 1996. The line is {{convert|21.6|km|mi|adj=}} long,<ref name="Line2">{{cite web |title=Line 2 |url=http://www.nat.org.eg/english/Line2.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190916110446/http://www.nat.org.eg/english/Line2.html |archive-date=16 September 2019 |access-date=2014-06-28 |publisher=National Authority for Tunnels}}</ref> of which {{convert|13|km|mi|}} are in tunnels. It serves 20 stations, of which 12 are underground.<ref name="Line2" /> It is mostly in the bored tunnel, with two exceptions: a short section at the northern end approaching Shubra El Kheima which is elevated, and a section just south of this by cut-and-cover. Line 2 uses the [[third rail]] electrification system instead of the overhead line used in the first line.<ref name="Line 4 environics" /> The communication extension for line 2 was provided by Alcatel in 2005.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://home.alcatel.com/vpr/vpr.nsf/va_TousByIDPere/II11FDDEEF306D3BA1C1256FEF002DE858EngII |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051023161522/http://www.home.alcatel.com/vpr/vpr.nsf/va_TousByIDPere/II11FDDEEF306D3BA1C1256FEF002DE858EngII |url-status=dead |archive-date=23 October 2005 |title=Alcatel extends the communications infrastructure of Cairo's metro line 2 |publisher=Alcatel Lucent |location=Paris |date=26 April 2005 |access-date=2008-10-27 }}</ref>

The minimum headway for the line is 2.7 to 3 minutes.

Line 2 has a simulator installed in Shubra since 2002{{citation needed|date=March 2021}} which was delivered by French company CORYS.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.corys.com/sites/default/files/urban_transportation_product_sheet-2018.pdf |title=Urban transportation simulators for tramways, metro and suburban trains |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=2018 |publisher=CORYS |access-date=30 March 2021}}</ref>

The first tunnel to be built under the [[Nile River]] carries Line 2 across the river.<ref>{{cite news|title=Egypt Digs First Tunnel Under Nile|url=https://apnews.com/a669823a6b307a30b76cadb4f3f7b727|access-date=14 August 2014|work=Associated Press News Archive|agency=Associated Press|date=March 3, 1998}}</ref>

===Line 3===
{{main|Cairo Metro Line 3}}
Line 3 (green) is the newest line. Its first section opened in 2012. It operates from Rod El-Farag Corridor and [[Cairo University]] to [[Adly Mansour Transportation Hub|Adly Mansour]], where it connects to the [[Cairo Light Rail Transit]]. Eventually, it will be extended to [[Cairo International Airport]]. The line crosses under the two branches of the River Nile, as does Line 2. The total length of the line will be approximately {{convert|50|km|mi|1}}, most of which are in the bored tunnel, and will be implemented in four phases.<ref name="line 3">{{cite web |author=Abeer Saady |url=http://aegypten.ahk.de/index.php?id=719&L=15 |title=Cairo's Metro Gets Bigger & Better |publisher=German-Arab chamber of industry and commerce |date=May–June 2007 |access-date=2008-10-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081211055149/http://aegypten.ahk.de/index.php?id=719&L=15 |archive-date=11 December 2008 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

Phase 1 from Attaba station to [[Abbassia (Cairo Metro)|Abbassia station]] opened in 21 February 2012,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.4-traders.com/VINCI-4725/news/VINCI-Opening-of-Phase-1-of-Line-3-of-the-Cairo-metro-14035130/|title=VINCI : Opening of Phase 1 of Line 3 of the Cairo metro|website=4-traders.com|publisher=Surperformance|date=22 February 2012|access-date=2014-06-27}}</ref> with five stations and a total length of {{convert|4.3|km|mi|1}}.<ref name=urbanrail /><ref name="Line3">{{cite web |url=http://railway-news.com/cairo-metro-line-3-phase-4-enters-commercial-service/ |title=Line 3 |date=19 August 2020 |publisher=railway-news |access-date=2020-08-24}}</ref> Phase 2 to Al Ahram Station was opened in 7 May 2014, by [[Adly Mansour]],<ref>{{cite news |title=New Abbasiya-Heliopolis metro line opens in Cairo |url=http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/3/12/100698/Business/Economy/New-AbbasiyaHeliopolis-metro-line-opens-in-Cairo-.aspx |newspaper=Ahram Online |date=7 May 2014 |access-date=2014-06-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |url=http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/news/africa/single-view/view/cairo-metro-line-3-extension-opens.html |title=Cairo metro Line 3 extension opens |journal=[[Railway Gazette International]] |date=8 May 2014 |access-date=2014-06-27 |archive-date=25 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180925025345/https://www.railwaygazette.com/news/news/africa/single-view/view/cairo-metro-line-3-extension-opens.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> with four additional stations and an added length of {{convert|7.7|km|mi|1}},<ref name="Line3" /> for a total length of {{convert|12.0|km|mi|1}}. Phase 4A from Al Ahram to El Shams Club opened in 15 June 2019 (except for Heliopolis Square station which opened later that year).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/64/336226/Egypt/Politics-/Egypt-opens-three-new-stations-in-the-Cairo-metro-.aspx|title=Egypt opens three new stations in the Cairo metro system ahead of 2019 AFCON - Politics - Egypt|website=Ahram Online}}</ref> Phase 3A from Attaba station to Kit Kat station opened in October 2022. Phase 3B from Kit Kat station to Rod El-Farag Corridor station opened in January 2024, adding six more stations and {{convert|6.6|km|mi|1}}.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.mobilitycairo.com/en/green_line_3_expands |title=Green Line 3 Expands in the World's Most Densely Populated Neighborhood |access-date=2024-01-04}}</ref> and began revenue service on 1 January 2024.<ref name="line3open">{{Cite web |date=December 31, 2023 |title=أول هدايا الرئيس في 2024.. إطلاق 6 محطات جديدة للمترو خلال ساعات |url=https://www.elbalad.news/6057797}}</ref> Phase 3C from Kit Kat to Cairo University was opened in 15 May 2024.<ref name="line3phase3copen">{{cite web |title=Cairo Metro opens final expansion of Line 3's third phase |url=https://www.railway-technology.com/news/cairo-metro-final-expansion-line-3/ |access-date=18 May 2024 |website=railway-technology.com |publisher=Railway Technology}}</ref>