Cairo Metro

The Cairo Metro (Arabic: مترو أنفاق القاهرة‎, romanized: Metro Anfāq al-Qāhirah, lit. "Cairo Tunnel Metro" or مترو الأنفاق   pronounced [ˈmetɾo lʔænˈfæːʔ]) is the rapid transit system in Greater Cairo,  E g y p t . It was the first of the three full-fledged metro systems in Africa and the first in the Arab world to be constructed. It was opened in 1987 as Line 1 from Helwan to Ramsis square with a length of 29 kilometres (18.0 mi). As of August 2020, the Cairo Metro has 75 stations (mostly at-grade), of which 4 are transfer stations, with a total length of 77.9 kilometres (48.4 mi). The system consists of three operational lines numbered from 1 to 3. As of 2013, the metro carried nearly 4 million passengers per day

The metro is run by the National Authority for Tunnels. The line uses standard gauge (1435 mm). On all Cairo metro trains, the middle two cars (4th and 5th) of each train are reserved for women until early evening as an option for women who don't wish to ride with men in the same car; however, women can still ride other cars freely

The Cairo Metro is run by the National Authority for Tunnels. The lines use standard gauge (1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in))