CAIRO | Metro - Page 3

mopc · September 27th, 2010, 08:18 AM

Great updates, nice to see new rolling stock!

Ashis Mitra · December 26th, 2010, 09:59 PM

Cairo is the latest African city which has closed its tram service, but why? When Tunis has proudly returned its tram, why Cairo has walking backward?

Balkanada · December 27th, 2010, 12:05 AM

I like this, the trains and stations are nice and modern. Very good for Cairo

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Originally Posted by Ashis Mitra

Cairo is the latest African city which has closed its tram service, but why? When Tunis has proudly returned its tram, why Cairo has walking backward?

Well I've seen some pics and the trams look very old and outdated and maybe the government doesn't have any money for new ones and would much rather spend it on the metro?

Bobdreamz · December 29th, 2010, 10:07 AM

Very nice system and amazed at how many people ride it everyday!

khoojyh · January 1st, 2011, 08:55 PM

Cairo need more than that!!! let eleminate fast food deliver service to your car.... Thank You.

Ashis Mitra · January 2nd, 2011, 01:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Jim856796

Yes. The tram system was constructed near the beginning of the 20th Century.

The Cairo city tram system has closed in 2004. Two suburbs has trams. Heliopolis has larger tram network, whose one line connects Cairo. Helwan has a short tram system.

***Gadiri*** · January 9th, 2011, 08:47 PM

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Alstom delivers first renovated trainset for line 1 of the Cairo metro

05/01/2011

On 1st January 2011, during a ceremony hosted by Egyptian Transport Minister Alaa Fahmy, Alstom delivered the first renovated trainset for line 1 of the Cairo metro.

This delivery was part of a renovation contract signed by Alstom and Cairo Metro Organization in 2007. The contract, worth €19 million, involves upgrading the braking, traction and electrical systems on 52 metro trainsets, as well as repainting the interior and exterior surfaces. The renovation work, which began in 2008 in the Cairo Metro Organization’s workshops in Tura, should continue until 2014.

With 9 cars each (3 trailers and 6 power cars), the line 1 metro trainsets were supplied by Alstom in 1982. Line 1, Cairo’s oldest metro line, was put into service in 1981 and now has 35 stations. The renovation will eventually enable the trains to increase their frequency due to their improved availability and to carry up to 60,000 passengers per hour in each direction.

About Alstom in Egypt
Alstom has been operating in Egypt for over 30 years and employs nearly 300 people. A long-time partner of the Cairo Metro as a member of the Interinfra consortium, Alstom supplied line 1’s signaling, control and telecommunications system and rolling stock in the 1980s. Alstom is also involved in two French consortia for developing the signaling, control and telecommunications systems - as well as the electromechanical components - for lines 2 and 3. Alstom also delivered 30 shunting locomotives to Egyptian National Railways (ENR) in 2006.

About Alstom Transport

A promoter of sustainable mobility, Alstom Transport develops and offers the most comprehensive range of systems, equipment and services in the rail sector. The Group manages complete transport systems, including rolling stock, signalling equipment, maintenance services and infrastructure, and also offers turnkey solutions. In 2009-2010, Alstom Transport recorded sales of €5.8 billion. The Group is present in over 60 countries and employs some 26,000 people.

Press contacts:

Eric Lenoir
Tel.: +33 (0) 1 57 06 18 74
eric.lenoir@transport.alstom.com

Mélina Georgitsis
Tel.: +33 (0) 1 57 06 92 83
melina.a.georgitsis@transport.alstom.com

Website:

www.alstom.com/transport

http://www.alstom.com/Corporate/Temp...?id=8589944023

Chavito · January 13th, 2011, 12:55 AM

I love these trains' design...

sapphire blue · March 31st, 2011, 02:28 PM

nice trains....

elliot42 · April 20th, 2011, 07:33 PM

Found this link:

Falubaz · April 20th, 2011, 08:46 PM

where is the link?

***skytrax*** · April 20th, 2011, 10:00 PM

new train are nice

dwdwone · April 21st, 2011, 01:41 AM

So there are no more trams in cairo at all?

And what happened to the Supertram project? Was it cancelled?

xAbd0o · January 9th, 2012, 12:25 AM

nope the tram is open and been upgraded and expanded too!

So the news is that Line 3 phase 1 is complete and going to be opened by the PM sometime this week.

And yes they will start using smart cards

Woonsocket54 · January 9th, 2012, 12:43 AM

Nice! This looks to be the first new stretch of Cairo Metro to open in the last 6 years. Which stations will open - the ones from Attaba to Al Ahram?

dwdwone · January 9th, 2012, 03:08 AM

Will Line 3 replace the Heliopolis light railway ?

Woonsocket54 · January 9th, 2012, 07:30 AM

According to an article in Al-Masri Al-Youm (http://www.almasryalyoum.com/en/node/586241), only five stations on line 3 are scheduled to open this week - Attaba through Abbasiya.

source: http://urbanrail.net/af/cairo/cairo.htm

xAbd0o · January 9th, 2012, 06:50 PM

yup.

Here is a map for the phases

Red Phase one
Blue Phase Two
Green Phase Three and Four

Phase 2 is going to be complete next year Q3 I think. And here is the construction.

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Originally Posted by dwdwone

Will Line 3 replace the Heliopolis light railway ?

No, I mentioned that it's going to be upgraded and expanded

xAbd0o · February 23rd, 2012, 01:10 AM

Phase one of the third line is officially open,

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Originally Posted by midotoria

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Chavito · February 24th, 2012, 09:40 PM

Are these new trains?

September 27th, 2010, 08:18 AM	#41
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December 29th, 2010, 10:07 AM	#44
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April 20th, 2011, 07:33 PM	#50
elliot42 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 24 Likes (Received): 0	Lines 4-6!!! Found this link:

April 20th, 2011, 08:46 PM	#51
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December 26th, 2010, 09:59 PM	#42
Ashis Mitra Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Kolkata Posts: 1,175 Likes (Received): 14	Cairo is the latest African city which has closed its tram service, but why? When Tunis has proudly returned its tram, why Cairo has walking backward?

January 1st, 2011, 08:55 PM	#45
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January 13th, 2011, 12:55 AM	#48
Chavito Registered User Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: A 2.400 metros sobre el nivel del mar Posts: 573 Likes (Received): 2	I love these trains' design...

March 31st, 2011, 02:28 PM	#49
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April 21st, 2011, 01:41 AM	#53
dwdwone Subway Dave Join Date: May 2004 Location: Fort Worth, TX Posts: 502 Likes (Received): 1	So there are no more trams in cairo at all? And what happened to the Supertram project? Was it cancelled?

January 9th, 2012, 12:25 AM	#54
xAbd0o (j)r(j)-p꜂(t) Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 20,335 Likes (Received): 126	nope the tram is open and been upgraded and expanded too! So the news is that Line 3 phase 1 is complete and going to be opened by the PM sometime this week. And yes they will start using smart cards __________________ P r ou dP h a r a o n i s t @ThatSalafi - "I put "thobe" as my email password, but Gmail said it wasn't long enough." - "#MyWifeIsLuckyBecause I let her shower naked." - "#MyWifeIsLuckyBecause I let her wear make up under her niqab." - "Can't stop thinking about those forearms I saw by accident." - "Downloading the new "Angry Beards""

January 9th, 2012, 12:43 AM	#55
Woonsocket54 PC LOAD LETTER Join Date: May 2005 Location: East Millinocket, Maine Posts: 2,403 Likes (Received): 160	Nice! This looks to be the first new stretch of Cairo Metro to open in the last 6 years. Which stations will open - the ones from Attaba to Al Ahram? __________________ Maine, the Pine Tree State

January 9th, 2012, 03:08 AM	#56
dwdwone Subway Dave Join Date: May 2004 Location: Fort Worth, TX Posts: 502 Likes (Received): 1	Will Line 3 replace the Heliopolis light railway ?

January 9th, 2012, 07:30 AM	#57
Woonsocket54 PC LOAD LETTER Join Date: May 2005 Location: East Millinocket, Maine Posts: 2,403 Likes (Received): 160	According to an article in Al-Masri Al-Youm (http://www.almasryalyoum.com/en/node/586241), only five stations on line 3 are scheduled to open this week - Attaba through Abbasiya. source: http://urbanrail.net/af/cairo/cairo.htm __________________ Maine, the Pine Tree State

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