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Cairo Airport is located 25 kilometers northeast of Cairo City, about 45 to 60 minutes' drive from the city.
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There are trains between Cairo and Alexandria, Luxor and Aswan.
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There are mainly subways (50 Piasts-1 Egyptian pounds), buses (10-50 Piasts), small buses (50 Piasts-1 Egyptian pounds) and taxis (3-20 Egyptian pounds). ).
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The Cairo Metro (Arabic: مترو أنفاق القاهرة) is the rail transit system of Cairo, the capital of Egypt, and one of the three heavy-duty subway systems in operation in Africa. The Cairo Metro started operation in 1987. As of 2014, the Cairo subway system has 61 subway stations and 3 interchange stations, with a total length of 77.9 kilometers. The routes currently in operation include Line 1, Line 2 and Line 3.
The fare is subject to a single fare system, and the fare is 1 Egyptian pound. Operating hours During non-Ramadan, the operating hours are from 5 a.m. to 1 a.m. During Ramadan, the subway service is extended to 2 a.m.
- Line 1 ends at Myrj and Helwyn respectively. The section from Helwyn to Ramsis was opened to traffic in 1987, and the section from Ramsis to Mayrki was opened to traffic in 1989. At present, Line 1 is 44.3 kilometers long and has 35 stations. All trains are composed of 9 sections, the maximum operating speed is 80 kilometers per hour, and none of them have air-conditioning equipment. The vehicle manufacturerJapanKinki Vehicle. The minimum interval of the route during peak hours is 3.5-4 minutes, and the maximum cross-sectional passenger flow during the one-way peak hours is designed to be 60,000 people.
- Line 2 isCairoThe second subway line has a total length of 21.6 kilometers, of which the underground section is 13 kilometers long, with 12 underground stations and 8 above-ground stations. Line 2 is mostly usedShield methodDuring construction, the northern section of the route near Shubrahaimai is laid by overhead, and the exit section isCut and fill methodconstruction. The line is powered by the third rail, and the signal provider is Alcatel-Lucent|Alcatel.
- Line 3 is currently open from Attaba to Ahram, leading toCairoThe extension line in the northwest region is still under construction and will eventually be able to connectCairo International Airport，Cairo UniversityAnd the Imbaba area. The route will pass through two tributaries of the Nile River, with a total length of about 30 kilometers, most of which are laid by shield tunneling, and are now implemented in four phases. The first phase of the line is from Attaba Station to Abbassia Station. It is 4.3 kilometers long and has 5 stations. It will be opened to traffic on February 21, 2012. The section from Abbassia Station to Al Ahram is the second phase of the line, which was announced by President Adli Mansour himself on May 7, 2014. The extension is 7.7 kilometers long and has 4 stations.