Cairo Metro Line 2
{{Infobox rail line
| box_width =
| name = Line 2
Shubra Al Khaimah - El Mounib
| native_name = الخط الثاني
| native_name_lang = ar
| color = FF0000
| logo = Cairo metro logo2012.svg
| logo_width = 50px
| image = Egypt.Cairo.Metro.04.jpg
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| caption = Attaba station
| type = Rapid transit
| system = Cairo Metro
| status = Operational
| locale = Cairo
| start = {{stn|Shubra Al Khaimah}}
| end = {{stn|El Mounib}}
| stations = 20
| routes =
| open = 1996
| close =
| owner = National Authority for Tunnels (Egyptian state){{cite web|title=TWINNING PROJECT FICHE - Assistance to the Egyptian Metro Company (ECM) in Reforming Railway Safety Regulations, Procedures and Practices|url=http://vm.ee/sites/default/files/content-editors/Twinning%20fiche%20-%20Metro%20regulation%20Final-launched.pdf|accessdate=4 August 2014}}
| operator = Cairo Metro - The Egyptian Co. for Metro Management & Operation{{cite web|title=About Company|url=http://cairometro.gov.eg/uipages/AboutUS.aspx|publisher=Cairo Metro|accessdate=31 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140817212601/http://www.cairometro.gov.eg/UIPages/AboutUS.aspx|archive-date=17 August 2014|url-status=dead}}
| character = Mixed{{cite web|title=Line 2|url=http://www.nat.org.eg/english/Line2.html|publisher=National Authority for Tunnels|accessdate=3 August 2014|archive-date=16 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190916110446/http://www.nat.org.eg/english/Line2.html|url-status=dead}}
3 Stations Elevated
5 Stations At-grade
12 Stations Underground
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| linelength = {{convert|21.6|km|mi|5|abbr=on}}
| tracks =
| gauge = {{track gauge|sg}}
| electrification = Third rail, 750 V DC{{cite journal|last1=Banerjee|first1=M.K.|last2=El Hoda|first2=N.|title=Review of the automatic train control system for Cairo Metro line 2|journal=Power Engineering Journal|date=October 1998|volume=12|issue=5|pages=217–228|doi=10.1049/pe:19980506|publisher=IET|doi-broken-date=7 December 2024 |issn=0950-3366}}
| speed = {{convert|100|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}
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| map = {{Cairo Metro Line 2}}
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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.{{cite web|url=http://www.egyts.com/tunnelling_p_cairometro.htm|title=Greater Cairo Metro Network|publisher=Egyptian Tunneling Society|date=2007-04-15|accessdate=2008-10-20}}{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/322657.stm |title=Cairo's metro goes under Nile |date=1999-04-19 |accessdate=2008-10-28|work=BBC News|department=World: Middle East}}
The tunnel under the Nile is {{Cvt|8.35|m|ftin}} in internal diameter and was constructed using two Herenknecht bentonite slurry shield TBMs, which are {{Cvt|9.43|m|ftin}} in diameter. Extending {{convert|21.5|km|mi|0}} with 20 stations, it is sometimes called the "Japanese-Built Line".{{Citation needed|date=October 2008}} 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.{{Citation needed|date=October 2008}} The construction of the line was finished in October 2000 and was later extended to El Mounib. The communication for line 2 was provided by Alcatel in 2005.{{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=2005-10-23|title=Alcatel extends the communications infrastructure of Cairo's metro line 2|date=2005-04-26|accessdate=2008-10-27|location=Paris|publisher=Alcatel Lucent}}
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"), {{convert|8|km|mi|0}}{{cite web|title=CAIRO|url=http://www.urbanrail.net/af/cairo/cairo.htm|website=urbanrail.net|accessdate=4 August 2014}}
- Sept 1998: Mubarak (now:"Al-Shohadaa") - Sadat, {{convert|3|km|mi|0}}
- April 19, 1999: Sadat - Cairo University, {{convert|5.5|km|mi|0}} (including crossing of the Nile)
- October 8, 2000: Cairo University - Giza Suburban {{convert|2.7|km|mi|0}}
- January 17, 2005: Omm el Misryeen - Monib {{convert|2.5|km|mi|0}}
Connections
=To other Metro lines=
=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 station is located next to the train station of the same name.
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.{{cite web|url=https://www.masrawy.com/news/news_egypt/details/2019/7/24/1606695/النقل-تعلن-موعد-انتهاء-محطات-المرحلة-الرابعة-بالخط-الثالث-للمترو |title=النقل تعلن موعد انتهاء محطات المرحلة الرابعة بالخط الثالث للمترو |website=Masrawy |date= 24 July 2019 |accessdate=7 July 2023}}
See also
References
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{{Cairo Metro}}
{{Authority control}}