Cairo Light Rail Transit

{{Short description|Commuter Rail line in Cairo, Egypt}}

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The Cairo Light Rail Transit (Arabic: القطار الكهربائي الخفيف) or Cairo LRT is an electrified regional rail system linking the city of Cairo to Egypt's New Administrative Capital and the 10th of Ramadan City. An initial 70 km route consisting of 12 stations was inaugurated on 3 July 2022.{{cite news |title=Egypt's president inaugurates trial run of China-made LRT |url=https://english.news.cn/20220704/488ad0a23f3b460e8fe138d32ee965ff/c.html |access-date=5 July 2022 |agency=Xinhua |date=4 July 2022}}

Although it is named "Cairo Light Rail Transit", the system is not a light rail in the sense the term is commonly used among transportation professionals, where it is used for systems based on modernised tram technology. Instead the "LRT" is a system based on railway technology,{{cite web |title=An Egyptian-Chinese consortium ready for the third phase of the Light Rail Transit railway project |url=https://www.agenzianova.com/en/news/an-Egyptian-Chinese-consortium-ready-for-the-third-phase-of-the-light-rail-transit-railway-project/ |website=Agenzia Nova |publisher=Redazione Agenzia |access-date=12 February 2025 |language=en |date=8 July 2024}} with trains reaching 120 km/h during revenue service.{{cite web |title=Final touches to the LRT |url=https://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/50/1201/456569/AlAhram-Weekly/Egypt/Final-touches-to-the-LRT.aspx |website=Ahram Online |access-date=12 February 2025}}

Further phases of the project are currently being built by a partnership between Egypt's National Authority for Tunnels and a consortium of Chinese construction companies. The full system is projected to extend over 100 km with 19 stations.

The Cairo LRT system is operated and maintained by RATP Dev and CAC (CREC and AVIC) under contract with the National Authority for Tunnels, i.e. the Egyptian Ministry for Transportation.