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Line 3 : |
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The transportation study, carried out in 1973, suggested that
Line 3 should have a length of about 8.5 Km, from Darassa, in the east of the city, to Imbaba in the
west, passing through Central Business District and the densely populated areas of Attaba, Boulak and
Zamalek.
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Because of the many changes that have taken place within Greater Cairo since that time, a new Public Transportation
Study of the Greater Cairo area was carried out between 1998 and 2000. These changes, which have included, land
development and transportation, the rapid increase in population, extended land use, the increase in car ownership
and the tremendous use of shared taxis, have made it necessary to update the transport demand model. All of these
have greatly altered the transport demand and have considerably affected the previous route of Line 3. |
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The new route of Line 3 is therefore from Cairo International Airport, in the east to Imbaba in the west, passing through Heliopolis,
Abbasiya, Attaba and Zamalek. In addition a branch line will connect the main line from Kit Kat Square to Mohandeseen.
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The total length of Line 3 will be about 33 Km. It will have 29 Stations, of which 27 will be underground.
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It is planned that to construct this line in the following phases:-
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Phase 1 : |
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This Phase will be the central section of the route, a total length of about 4.3 Km underground, between Abbasiya and Attaba, where
there will be an interchange with Line 2.. There will be 5 underground stations and a light repair workshop at Abbasiya. The expected
duration of the construction of this phase is 4 years.
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Phase 2 : |
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This Phase will continue the underground line eastwards from Abbasiya to Al Ahram
(Heliopolis), about 6.2 Km long with 4 underground stations.It is anticipated that the duration of construction of this phase would be 2 years.
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Phase 3 : |
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This phase will be the western section of the underground line between Attaba and Imbaba / Mohandiseen. The distance from Attaba
station to Imbaba is 7.5 Km and includes 8 underground stations and the main workshops will be located at Imbaba. The 3Km long
underground branch to Mohandiseen will have 4 underground stations and will connect with the Imbaba line west of Kit Kat Station.
This section will pass under Line 2 at Attaba station and under Line 1 at Nasser Station, where there will be an interchange with Line 1.
This phase includes underground crossings of the two branches of the River Nile at Zamalek. The proposed duration for the
construction of this stage is 3 years.
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Phase 4 :- |
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This phase will be the eastern section of the line between Al Ahram and Cairo International Airport – a distance of 11 Km.
It will be constructed in two parts:–
a) Phase 4A, from Al Ahram to Alf Maskan, a length of 3.3 Km underground, with 3 underground stations and
b) Phase 4B, from Alf Maskan to Cairo
International Airport, a length of 8.7 Km partly underground, with 5
stations, 3 underground and 2 at grade, with sidings in the section
at grade. The proposed duration of this phase is 4 years. The whole
line will have a designed capacity of 1.8 million passengers per day
with a headway of 1.75 minutes. |
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