Cairo Metro Line 2 Explained

Line 2 Shubra Al Khaimah - El Mounib
Native Name:	الخط الثاني
Native Name Lang:	ar
Color:	FF0000
Type:	Rapid transit
System:	Cairo Metro
Status:	Operational
Locale:	Cairo
Stations:	20
Daily Ridership:	895,000 (FY 2009/2010)^[1]
Open:	1996
Owner:	National Authority for Tunnels (Egyptian state)^[2]
Operator:	Cairo Metro - The Egyptian Co. for Metro Management & Operation^[3]
Character:	Mixed^[4] 3 Stations Elevated 5 Stations At-grade 12 Stations Underground
Linelength:	21.65NaN5
Electrification:	Third rail, 750 V DC^[5]
Speed:	100km/h

Cairo Metro Line 2 is the second line of the Cairo Metro in Cairo, Egypt.

History

Cairo's metro network was greatly expanded in the mid-1990s with the building of Line 2 (red), from Shubra Al Khaimah to Cairo University, with an extension to Giza.

It is the first line in history to have a tunnel going under the Nile.^{[6] [7]} The tunnel under the Nile is in internal diameter and was constructed using two Herenknecht bentonite slurry shield TBMs, which are in diameter.^[6] Extending 21.5km (13.4miles) with 20 stations, it is sometimes called the "Japanese-Built Line". It is mostly in 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. The main difference between Lines 1 and 2 is that Line 1 uses an overhead line while Line 2 uses the third-rail system. The construction of the line was finished in October 2000 and was later extended to El Mounib.^[6] The communication for line 2 was provided by Alcatel in 2005.^[8]

Total project cost was 761 million euros.

After the 2011 Egyptian revolution, the station "Mubarak" has been renamed and is now called "Al-Shohadaa" (Arabic for "martyrs").

• October 1996 Shobra - Mubarak (now:"Al-Shohadaa"), 8km (05miles)^[9]
• Sept 1998: Mubarak (now:"Al-Shohadaa") - Sadat, 3km (02miles)
• April 19, 1999: Sadat - Cairo University, 5.5km (03.4miles) (including crossing of the Nile)
• October 8, 2000: Cairo University - Giza Suburban 2.7km (01.7miles)
• January 17, 2005: Omm el Misryeen - Monib 2.5km (01.6miles)

Connections

To other Metro lines

Line 2 connects to Line 1 at Al-Shohadaa and Sadat stations and with Line 3 at Cairo University and Attaba stations.

To other forms of transit

Because the line often run parallelly with the railway, a few stations are near to the train stations, including:

• Shohadaa station is immediately next to Ramses Station, providing access to Egyptian National Railways long-haul and short-haul domestic passenger service.
• Shubra El-Kheima station is next to the train station of the same name.
• Giza train station is located next to Um Al Masriyeen station.

Cairo Transport Authority buses and private microbus services are also nearby.

Access to Cairo International Airport is expected via transfer to Line 3 upon completion of Phase 4 in early 2020.^[10]

See also

• List of Cairo Metro stations

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Development of Passenger Traffic for The Two metro lines since inauguration (the first 87/88, the second 96/97) Until 2009/2010 . Cairo Metro . Arabic . 2014-08-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120323180531/http://cairometro.gov.eg/uipages/Statistics.aspx . 2012-03-23 . dead .
2. Web site: TWINNING PROJECT FICHE - Assistance to the Egyptian Metro Company (ECM) in Reforming Railway Safety Regulations, Procedures and Practices. 4 August 2014.
3. Web site: About Company. Cairo Metro. 31 July 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140817212601/http://www.cairometro.gov.eg/UIPages/AboutUS.aspx. 17 August 2014. dead.
4. Web site: Line 2. National Authority for Tunnels. 3 August 2014. 16 September 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190916110446/http://www.nat.org.eg/english/Line2.html. dead.
5. Banerjee. M.K.. El Hoda. N.. Review of the automatic train control system for Cairo Metro line 2. Power Engineering Journal. October 1998. 12. 5. 217–228. 10.1049/pe:19980506. IET. 0950-3366.
6. Web site: Greater Cairo Metro Network. Egyptian Tunneling Society. 2007-04-15. 2008-10-20.
7. News: Cairo's metro goes under Nile . 1999-04-19 . 2008-10-28. BBC News. World: Middle East.
8. Web site: Alcatel extends the communications infrastructure of Cairo's metro line 2. https://web.archive.org/web/20051023161522/http://www.home.alcatel.com/vpr/vpr.nsf/va_TousByIDPere/II11FDDEEF306D3BA1C1256FEF002DE858EngII. dead. 2005-10-23. 2005-04-26. 2008-10-27. Paris. Alcatel Lucent.
9. Web site: CAIRO. urbanrail.net. 4 August 2014.
10. Web site: النقل تعلن موعد انتهاء محطات المرحلة الرابعة بالخط الثالث للمترو . Masrawy . 24 July 2019 . 7 July 2023.