• This line opened in 1996 with length 21.5 km from Shubra El-Kheima station to El-Mounib station and inaugurated on 3 phases:

– The first phase: Shubra ElKhima /Ramses, inaugurated in 1996 with 8 stations.
– The second phase: Ramses/ Tahrir square, inaugurated in 1997 with with 3 sations.
– The third phase: Tahrir square / Cairo University , inaugurated in 1999 with 3 stations.
– The fourth phase: Cairo University / Om Elmasryeen , inaugurated in 2000 with 3 stations.
– The fifth phase: Om Elmasryeen / Elmounib , inaugurated in 2005 with 2 stations.
• There are 20 stations in line 2 ( 6 superficial stations -12 tunneled stations – 2 upper stations)
• It covers the most high crowded stations and important squares such as Kolleyyet El-Zeraa , Al-shuhdaa station (Ramses squ.) , Attaba , Anwar El sadat ( tahrir squ. ), Abdeen squ., dokkey , cairo university ,giza
• It connects with line 1 in Al-shuhdaa station and Anwar El Sadat stations
• It connects with line 3 in Attaba station .
• There are 2 cars in middle of the train for women only the second car men can use only after 9 pm. Women can use all cars.
• The number of trains was raised with 10 air-conditioned trains to cope with increasing of the passengers

Operation:

• Daily operation of trains starts from 5.15 am to 12:00 midnight
• Last train time in line 2:
from Shubra El-Kheima station at 11:35 pm
from El-Mounib station 11:35 pm
Last train from line 2 meets last train from line 1 at 12:00 midnight in Anwar El Sadat station.
• Trip from Shubra El-Kheima to El-Mounib is 38 minutes and vice versa with headway 2.45 to 3 minutes all the day
• Trains operation is worked according to operating schedules and intensify of transportation in regular days ,weekends and fests and occasions with average 664 trip/ daily
• Fleet of trains consists of 45 trains with speed 80km/h. the train itself consists of 2 units with a design capacity not less than 2583 passenger / train