Editing Cairo Metro (section)

===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>