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===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>
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