Cairo Monorail

The '''Cairo Monorail''' ({{langx|ar|مونوريل القاهرة}}) is a partly operational two-line [[monorail]] [[rapid transit]] system in the [[Greater Cairo|Greater Cairo metropolitan area]] and is projected to become the longest driverless monorail system in the world when completed.{{cite web |title=Egypt's Cairo Monorails Project, which will be the longest driverless - Hill International, Inc. on LinkedIn {{!}} 69 comments |url=https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6881253143993204736/ |website=www.linkedin.com |language=en}} The two lines will create the first public transport from [[The New Capital]] and [[6th of October (city)|6th of October]] to Cairo when completed.{{cite magazine |last1=Stein |first1=Joshua |title=£2bn Egypt monorail project reaches milestone with ground investigation underway |url=https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/2bn-egypt-monorail-project-reaches-milestone-16-04-2020/ |magazine=New Civil Engineer |accessdate=21 August 2020 |language=en |date=16 April 2020 |archive-date=13 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210713060012/https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/2bn-egypt-monorail-project-reaches-milestone-16-04-2020/ |url-status=live }} Travel time for the 53km East Nile Line between the New Administrative Capital and eastern Cairo is about 60 minutes, while the 42km West Nile line connecting [[6th of October (city)|6th of October]] with [[Giza]] is expected to be about 42 minutes.{{cite web |title=INNOVIA monorail 300 / CITYFLO 650 - Cairo, Egypt |url=https://rail.bombardier.com/en/solutions-and-technologies/worldwide-projects.html/bombardier/projects/middle-east-africa/egypt/innovia-monorail-300---cityflo-650---cairo--egypt/en |website=Bombardier Transportation |publisher=[[Bombardier Inc.|Bombardier]] |accessdate=21 August 2020 |language=en |archive-date=11 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210711111926/https://rail.bombardier.com/en/solutions-and-technologies/worldwide-projects.html/bombardier/projects/middle-east-africa/egypt/innovia-monorail-300---cityflo-650---cairo--egypt/en |url-status=dead }}

The '''Cairo Monorail''' ({{langx|ar|مونوريل القاهرة}}) is a partly operational two-line [[monorail]] [[rapid transit]] system in the [[Greater Cairo|Greater Cairo metropolitan area]] and is projected to become the longest driverless monorail system in the world when completed.{{cite web |title=Egypt's Cairo Monorails Project, which will be the longest driverless - Hill International, Inc. on LinkedIn {{!}} 69 comments |url=https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6881253143993204736/ |website=www.linkedin.com |language=en}} The two lines will create the first public transport from [[The New Capital]] and [[6th of October (city)|6th of October]] to Cairo when completed.{{cite magazine |last1=Stein |first1=Joshua |title=£2bn Egypt monorail project reaches milestone with ground investigation underway |url=https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/2bn-egypt-monorail-project-reaches-milestone-16-04-2020/ |magazine=New Civil Engineer |accessdate=21 August 2020 |language=en |date=16 April 2020 |archive-date=13 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210713060012/https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/2bn-egypt-monorail-project-reaches-milestone-16-04-2020/ |url-status=live }} Travel time for the 53km East Nile Line between the New Administrative Capital and eastern Cairo is about 60 minutes, while the 42km West Nile line connecting [[6th of October (city)|6th of October]] with [[Giza]] is expected to be about 42 minutes.{{cite web |title=INNOVIA monorail 300 / CITYFLO 650 - Cairo, Egypt |url=https://rail.bombardier.com/en/solutions-and-technologies/worldwide-projects.html/bombardier/projects/middle-east-africa/egypt/innovia-monorail-300---cityflo-650---cairo--egypt/en |website=Bombardier Transportation |publisher=[[Bombardier Inc.|Bombardier]] |accessdate=21 August 2020 |language=en |archive-date=11 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210711111926/https://rail.bombardier.com/en/solutions-and-technologies/worldwide-projects.html/bombardier/projects/middle-east-africa/egypt/innovia-monorail-300---cityflo-650---cairo--egypt/en |url-status=dead }}

The East Nile Line was inaugurated on March 20, 2026, while passenger service is scheduled to begin on november 12, 2027.https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/1/145804/East-Nile-monorail-begins-operations-linking-Cairo-to-New-Capital{{cite web |title=خريطة محطات مونوريل شرق النيل قبل التشغيل الرسمي بالركاب|url=https://www.cairo24.com/2409908|website=cairo24.com|language=ar |date=20 April 2026|access-date=22 April 2026}}

The East Nile Line was inaugurated on March 20, 2026, while passenger service is scheduled to begin on November 12, 2027.https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/1/145804/East-Nile-monorail-begins-operations-linking-Cairo-to-New-Capital{{cite web |title=خريطة محطات مونوريل شرق النيل قبل التشغيل الرسمي بالركاب|url=https://www.cairo24.com/2409908|website=cairo24.com|language=ar |date=20 April 2026|access-date=22 April 2026}}

== Background ==

== Background ==