The Cairo Light Rail Transit (Arabic: القطار الكهربائي الخفيف) or Cairo LRT is an electrified regional rail system linking the city of Cairo to Egypt's New Administrative Capital and the 10th of Ramadan City. An initial 70 km route consisting of 12 stations was inaugurated on 3 July 2022.[1]
Albeit being dubbed a light rail, the system is not a light rail in the sense the term is commonly used among transportation professionals. In its technical characteristics it is more comparable to a modern regional commuter rail system such as the French RER or the German S-Bahns.
Further phases of the project are currently being built by a partnership between Egypt's National Authority for Tunnels and a consortium of Chinese construction companies. The full system is projected to extend over 100 km with 19 stations.[1]
The Cairo LRT system is operated and maintained by RATP Dev and CAC (CREC and AVIC) under contract with the National Authority for Tunnels, i.e. the Egyptian Ministry for Transportation.
The Light Rail Transit project was devised by the Egyptian government to link the New Administrative Capital to the current capital of Cairo. Additionally, the system would provide transportation to other New Urban Communities to the east of Cairo, such as 10th of Ramadan City, Badr City, Obour or El Shorouk.[2] In August 2017, a $1.24-billion contract was signed between Egypt's National Authority for Tunnels and a consortium of China Railway Engineering Corporation and AVIC International to start construction of the project.[3]
On 3 July 2022, an inauguration ceremony took place with the attendance of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and Chinese ambassador Liao Liqiang.[4]
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The system links Cairo with 10th of Ramadan City and with the New Administrative Capital. The main branch of the system serves the city of Cairo in Adly Mansour station, providing an interchange with Line 3 of the Cairo Metro. The line extends east serving the New Urban Communities of El Obour, Future City, El Shorouk, New Heliopolis and Badr City. At Badr Station, the tracks separate, with one branch turning north towards 10th of Ramadan City and another turning south towards the New Administrative Capital. The northern branch currently terminates in the Knowledge City Station, in the outskirts of 10th of Ramadan. The line will eventually reach the center of the city.[2]
The New Administrative Capital branch turns south, serving the Capital International Airport before terminating at Arts and Culture City. This station will provide an interchange with the Cairo-New Administrative Capital Monorail line in the future. The branch will eventually serve the Octagon military complex and the Nativity Cathedral before terminating at the future New Administrative Capital high-speed rail station.
^ ab"Egypt's president inaugurates trial run of China-made LRT". Xinhua. 4 July 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
^ ab"Electric Train Adly Mansour - Administrative Capital". National Authority for Tunnels. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
^Oirere, Shem (5 September 2017). "Chinese Firm Wins Egyptian Light-Rail Project Pact". Engineering News-Record. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
^"Egypt: First electrified light rail transit system begins operations". AfricaNews. 4 July 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
December 01, 2023
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The Cairo Light Rail Transit Arabic القطار الكهربائي الخفيف or Cairo LRT is an electrified regional rail system linking the city of Cairo to Egypt s New Administrative Capital and the 10th of Ramadan City An initial 70 km route consisting of 12 stations was inaugurated on 3 July 2022 1 Cairo Light Rail TransitOverviewNative nameالقطار الكهربائي الخفيفOwnerNational Authority for TunnelsLocaleGreater Cairo AreaTransit typeCommuter railNumber of lines1Number of stations12OperationBegan operation3 July 2022Operator s RATP DevRolling stockgNumber of vehicles22Train length6TechnicalSystem length70 km 43 mi Track gauge1 435 mm 4 ft 8 1 2 in standard gaugeCairo Metro LRT and monorail mapAlbeit being dubbed a light rail the system is not a light rail in the sense the term is commonly used among transportation professionals In its technical characteristics it is more comparable to a modern regional commuter rail system such as the French RER or the German S Bahns Further phases of the project are currently being built by a partnership between Egypt s National Authority for Tunnels and a consortium of Chinese construction companies The full system is projected to extend over 100 km with 19 stations 1 The Cairo LRT system is operated and maintained by RATP Dev and CAC CREC and AVIC under contract with the National Authority for Tunnels i e the Egyptian Ministry for Transportation Contents 1 History 2 Route 3 Stations 4 See also 5 ReferencesHistory editThe Light Rail Transit project was devised by the Egyptian government to link the New Administrative Capital to the current capital of Cairo Additionally the system would provide transportation to other New Urban Communities to the east of Cairo such as 10th of Ramadan City Badr City Obour or El Shorouk 2 In August 2017 a 1 24 billion contract was signed between Egypt s National Authority for Tunnels and a consortium of China Railway Engineering Corporation and AVIC International to start construction of the project 3 On 3 July 2022 an inauguration ceremony took place with the attendance of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el Sisi and Chinese ambassador Liao Liqiang 4 Route editThe system links Cairo with 10th of Ramadan City and with the New Administrative Capital The main branch of the system serves the city of Cairo in Adly Mansour station providing an interchange with Line 3 of the Cairo Metro The line extends east serving the New Urban Communities of El Obour Future City El Shorouk New Heliopolis and Badr City At Badr Station the tracks separate with one branch turning north towards 10th of Ramadan City and another turning south towards the New Administrative Capital The northern branch currently terminates in the Knowledge City Station in the outskirts of 10th of Ramadan The line will eventually reach the center of the city 2 The New Administrative Capital branch turns south serving the Capital International Airport before terminating at Arts and Culture City This station will provide an interchange with the Cairo New Administrative Capital Monorail line in the future The branch will eventually serve the Octagon military complex and the Nativity Cathedral before terminating at the future New Administrative Capital high speed rail station Light Rail TransitLegend nbsp Adly Mansour 3 nbsp El Obour nbsp Future nbsp El Shorouk nbsp New Heliopolis nbsp Badr nbsp nbsp El Robaiky nbsp nbsp Industrial ParkHadayek al Assima nbsp nbsp Knowledge CityCapital Airport nbsp nbsp West of RamadanArts and Culture City nbsp nbsp 10th of RamadanNativity Cathedral nbsp nbsp City CenterOctagon nbsp International Sport City nbsp Central Capital nbsp Stations editMain branch Station OpenedAdly Mansour 3 3 July 2022El Obour 3 July 2022Future 3 July 2022El Shorouk 3 July 2022New Heliopolis 3 July 2022Badr 3 July 202210th of Ramadan branch Station OpenedIndustrial Park 3 July 2022Knowledge City 3 July 2022West of Ramadan Under construction10th of Ramadan Under constructionRamadan City Center Under constructionNew Administrative Capital branch Station OpenedEl Robaiky 3 July 2022Hadayek al Assema 3 July 2022Capital Airport 3 July 2022Arts and Culture City 3 July 2022Nativity Cathedral Under constructionOctagon Under constructionInternational Sports City Under constructionCentral Capital Under constructionSee also editCairo Monorail Cairo Metro High speed rail in EgyptReferences edit a b Egypt s president inaugurates trial run of China made LRT Xinhua 4 July 2022 Retrieved 5 July 2022 a b Electric Train Adly Mansour Administrative Capital National Authority for Tunnels Retrieved 5 July 2022 Oirere Shem 5 September 2017 Chinese Firm Wins Egyptian Light Rail Project Pact Engineering News Record Retrieved 5 July 2022 Egypt First electrified light rail transit system begins operations AfricaNews 4 July 2022 Retrieved 5 July 2022 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cairo Light Rail Transit amp oldid 1165778122, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
