About this project

The second line of the Cairo Metro is one of the working Cairo Metro lines. It was established for the purpose of alleviating the congestion problem that Greater Cairo suffers from and reducing levels of environmental pollution. The line extends between Shubra El Kheima and El Mounib stations, and consists of 20 stations, including 12 underground stations and 8 surface stations. The length of the line is 21.6 km, and it transports approximately one million passengers daily. The cost of constructing the line amounted to about 9.7 billion Egyptian pounds, which was fully financed through the general budget of the Egyptian government through banking facilities from Egyptian banks.

The Cairo metro network was expanded in the mid-nineties through the construction of the second metro line, from Shubra El Kheima to Giza and its later extension to Al-Munib, becoming the first railway line to pass through a tunnel under the Nile River.

The line extends for a length of 21.5 km, distributed over 20 stations. The first four phases of the line were completed in October 2000 and were later extended to the Munib area. The total cost of the project was 761 million euros.

The second line connects to the first line at two interchange stations, Al-Shuhadaa and Sadat, and connects with the third line at one interchange station, Ataba.

Al Shuhadaa Station is located right next to Ramses Station, allowing easy access to public rail and bus service.

Construction stages

The line was implemented to reach its current form in five stages:

The first phase: (Shubra El Kheima - Hosni Mubarak “The Martyrs”), 8 km long, was opened in October 1996.

The second phase: (Hosni Mubarak “The Martyrs” - Anwar Sadat), 3 km long, was opened in September 1998.

The third phase: (Sadat - Cairo University), with a length of 5.5 km, was opened on April 19, 1999.

The fourth phase: (Cairo University - Giza suburbs, “Umm al-Masryeen”), with a length of 2.7 km, was inaugurated on October 8, 2000.

The fifth phase: (Umm Al-Masryeen - Al-Munib), with a length of 2.5 km, was opened on January 17, 2005.