Cairo University station

{{Short description |Metro station in Giza}}{{Infobox station

| name = Cairo University

| native_name = جامعة القاهرة

| native_name_lang = ar

| type = Cairo Metro station

| image = مدخل محطة مترو جامعة القاهرة الخط الثالث.jpg

| caption = Cairo University station in May 2024

| borough = Giza Governorate

| country = Egypt

| lines = {{Plainlist|

• Line 2
• Line 3

}}

| accessible = Yes (Line 3 only)

}}

Cairo University is a station in Cairo Metro that serves as an interchange station between the Cairo University branch of Line 3 and Line 2, with the station being the terminus of the former. It serves the main Cairo University campus in Giza, Egypt.

The Line 2 station was opened on 19 April 1999 as part of the extension from Sadat station, and served as the terminus before being extended to Omm El-Masryeen station.{{cite web|title=CAIRO|url=http://www.urbanrail.net/af/cairo/cairo.htm|website=urbanrail.net|accessdate=20 June 2025}}

The Line 3 station was opened on 15 May 2024 as part of Phase 3C of the line.{{cite news |title="من التوفيقية إلى جامعة القاهرة".. 5 محطات مترو جديدة تدخل الخدمة {{!}} صور |url=https://gate.ahram.org.eg/News/4805371.aspx |access-date=20 June 2025 |date=15 May 2024 |publisher=Al Ahram }} The station can be accessed by three entrances: two of them from Boulak El Dakrour district to the west and another from Sudan Street and the campuses to the east. There is also a stairway-only transfer path to the original Line 2 station. The new station was constructed to reduce congestion at Attaba station and to provide additional transportation options for university students.{{cite news |title=محطة مترو جامعة القاهرة الجديدة تدخل الخدمة وتستقبل الجمهور خلال أيام |url=https://m.youm7.com/story/2024/4/30/%D9%85%D8%AD%D8%B7%D8%A9-%D9%85%D8%AA%D8%B1%D9%88-%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%B9%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%AF%D8%A9-%D8%AA%D8%AF%D8%AE%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AE%D8%AF%D9%85%D8%A9-%D9%88%D8%AA%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%82%D8%A8%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D9%85%D9%87%D9%88%D8%B1-%D8%AE%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%84/6560158 |access-date=20 June 2025 |publisher=Youm7 |date=30 April 2024}}{{cite news |title=تشغيل محطة مترو جامعة القاهرة التبادلية تجريبيًا الأربعاء المقبل (تفاصيل) |url=https://www.almasryalyoum.com/news/details/3163948 |access-date=20 June 2025 |publisher=Al-Masry Al-Youm |date=8 May 2024}}