Cairo Metro
Lines and Stations
The First Line "Line 1"
The first line extends from El-Marg El-Gadidah Station
to Helwan Station in south Cairo. It consists of 35 stations. It has three
interchange stations, two of which Anwar El-Sadat station and El-Shohadaa
station connecting Line 1 and Line 2 and one Gamal Abdel Nasser station
connecting Line 1 and Line 3.
The Second Line "Line
2"
It extends
from Shubra El-Kheima station to Giza station. It consists of 20 stations. It has three
interchange stations Anwar Al-Sadat station and Al-Shohadaa station connecting Line
2 and Line 1 and Ataba station connecting Line 2 and Line 3.
The Third Line
"Line 3"
It extends
from Cairo Airport station to Embaba station. It has three interchange station
Gamal Abdel Nasser station connecting Line 1 and Line 3, Ataba station
connecting Line 2 and Line 3, and Cairo University station connecting Line 2
and Line 3.
Under construction
lines
The Fourth line "line 4"
It will start from El-Haram district to the 6th of
October city at the intersection of the Ring Road. The first phase will be 17.2
km, with 15 stations. It will have two interchange stations connecting Line 4
and Line 1 & 2.
The fourth line will consist of 3 phases. The first
phase will have three underground stations; El- El-Malek El-Saleh station, Giza
station, and the Grand Egyptian Museum station and three above-ground stations
Masaken El-Remaya station, Hadayek Al-Ahram station, and the final station at
the intersection of the Ring Road and El-Wahat Road.
The
second phase will run from El-Malek El-Saleh station, El-Sawah Square, El- Mataria
Square, crossing El-Qalaa area, Islamic Cairo area, Nasr City area, and ending
at Zahraa Nasr City.
As
for the third phase, it will extend from El-Malek El-Saleh station to El-Sawah
Square, El-Khosos area, and El-Mataria Square. The
fourth line extends to the Ring Road and the 6th of October city entrance.
Stations
Hadayek
El-Ashgar station, Hadayek El-Ahram station, the Grand Egyptian Museum station,
El-Remaya Square station, El-Ahram station, El-Mariotia station, El-Arish
station, El-Matbaa station, El-Talbia station, Madkour station, El-Mesaha station,
Giza station (transfer station connecting line 4 and line 2), Giza Square
station , Rawda station, El-Malek El-Saleh station (transfer station connecting
line 4 and line 1), Fustat station, Salah El-Din Citadel station, El-Malek
Mansour station, El-Hay El-Sades station "the 6th
district", El-Tayran station, Abbas El-Akkad station, Makram Ebeid
station, Ahmed El-Zomor station, El- Methaq station, and Mubarak Academy station.
Planned
lines
The
fifth line "line 5"
It
will extend from Maadi area to El- Tagmoa area and will be connected to Line 1
in Maadi station.
The
sixth line "Line 6"
It
will extend from Al-Ameria area to El-Tagmoa area and will be connected with
Line 1 in Helmiet El-Zaitoun station.
Cairo Metro
Ticket Prices
The Cairo Metro fares depends on the numbers of
stations travelled
From 1 to 9
stations: LE 5
From 10 to 16 stations: LE 7
More than 16 stations: LE 10
Cairo's Metro Cash Wallet
You can buy a cash wallet with a set of tickets
charged in the card (card cost is 25 pounds). You can charge from 10 Egyptian pounds
to 200 Egyptian pounds from any of the metro stations in all lines. You can
charge the card more than one time if it is not damaged. The ticket prices are
the same price as mentioned previously.
