Cairo Monorail
Monorail in the New Administrative Capital (East of the Nile)
Monorail 6 October (West Nile)
The monorail train project is one of the modern state projects of the National Tunnels Authority, which has been implemented since 2019. With the aim of developing a railway transportation system linking various regions,
A monorail is a single-line train whose mechanism relies on the use of electricity in the transportation process between close distances, with a passenger capacity and a rated speed that does not reach the limit of an electric train. It will be implemented in Egypt, linking the New Administrative Capital to Greater Cairo, which is considered a qualitative breakthrough in the transportation sector in Egypt.
How does a monorail train work?
It is possible to describe the monorail train as a hybrid between the metro and train projects. Its working mechanism depends on electricity, which the electric train relies on. It also runs on an above-ground railway line, while it does not allow movement outside the city limits like the metro. Its purpose is to move between stations that are not geographically distant
Monorail train routes
1. East Nile Line (Administrative Capital)
This line extends approximately 53 kilometers with 22 stations. Its route starts from the Stadium Station (Nasr City) and reaches the Adala City Station (the New Administrative Capital), with a total time of about an hour.
Monorail stations in the Administrative Capital:
(Stadium – Hisham Barakat – Nouri Khattab – Seventh District – Zakir Hussein – Free Zone – Al-Moshir Mosque – Cairo Festival – Choueifat – Air Hospital – Al-Narjis District – Muhammad Naguib – American University – Emaar – Al-Nafoura Square – Al-Barwa – Middle Ring Road – Muhammad Bin Zayed – Regional Ring Road – Al Masa Hotel – Ministries District – and finally the Administrative Capital).
- Stadium
- Hisham Barakat
- Nouri Khattab
- Seventh District
- Zakir Hussein
- Free Zone
- Al-Moshir Mosque
- Cairo Festival
- Choueifat
- Air Hospital
- Al-Narjis District
- Muhammad Naguib
- American University
- Emaar
- Al-Nafoura Square
- Al-Barwa
- Middle Ring Road
- Muhammad BinZayed
- Regional Ring Road
- Al Masa Hotel
- the Administrative Capital
2. West Nile Line (6 October)
This line extends only 42 kilometers with 13 stations. So he only takes about half an hour until he reaches October.
October Monorail Stations:
(Gameet El Dewal – Ring Road – Mariouteya – Mansouria – Desert Road – Hyper One – Juhayna – Urban Communities Authority – Al Hosary – Dar Al Fouad – Industrial Zone – Express Train).
- Gameet El Dewal
- Ring Road
- Mariouteya
- Mansouria
- Desert Road
- Hyper One
- Juhayna
- Urban Communities Authority
- Al Hosary
- Dar Al Fouad
- Industrial Zone
- Express Train
Monorail opening date
Monorail in the New Administrative Capital (East of the Nile):
The Egyptian Minister of Transport (Kamel El-Wazir) confirmed that the first phase (the Administrative Capital Monorail) is scheduled to officially begin operating in April 2024
Monorail 6 October (West Nile):
The Minister of Transport stated that the October Line monorail is expected to open in mid-2024, according to the approved plans and the percentage of achievements achieved by the project on the ground.
Cairo Monorail
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