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Project importance
The sixth line achieves economic feasibility in terms of saving time by reducing traffic congestion by reducing the number of surface trips for different means of transportation.
Connecting the north of Cairo to its south and meeting the intensive transportation demands along the axis of the line from the Khoss area in the north to the new Maadi area.
It achieves great savings in travel time for metro users as well as for other surface transportation.
Improving the economic and social level in the areas the line passes through and contributing to achieving sustainable development in the transport sector in Cairo.
Preserving the natural and social environment and the health of citizens as a result of reducing environmental pollution and noise by using clean electric energy from the initial design stages and during project implementation and operation periods.
The exchange of service with metro lines, where the sixth line will intersect with the first, third and fourth lines, reducing journey times for passengers along the line's path.
Providing direct and indirect job opportunities during the project implementation phase and then during the operation of the line after entering service.
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Preliminary data about the project
The line extends from El-Khosoos to New Maadi, with a length of approximately 38.1 km (1 km surface + 19 elevated + 17.9 underground) and includes 26 stations (2 surface + 14 elevated + 10 underground). It starts from the north of El-Khosoos at Exit 18 of the Ring Road, then the Behtim area, passing along the Ismailia Canal eastwards in an elevated path until El-Zawiya El-Hamra station, then extends in an underground path passing through El-Demerdash station, where the service is exchanged with the first metro line. It then extends to El-Abbasiya station to exchange service with the third metro line and continues in an underground path on Salah Salem Street until Al-Azhar, then the Citadel and Sayeda Aisha to exchange service with the fourth metro line in the second phase of the fourth line (directly after Al-Fustat station) at Sayeda Aisha station. It then rises in an elevated path from the Jewish Cemetery area and extends to El-Bostan station. It then extends in an underground path at the Olympic Center station, branching off into two branches eastwards until Merag City station, then rises in an elevated path until it reaches New Maadi.
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On 4/22/2024, the President of the Republic approved the study of extending the sixth line with a length of 17 km on the Sokhna Road to the Talaat Harb Axis / Mohamed Naguib Axis to connect to the south with the first line of the high-speed electric train network at Mohamed Naguib Station in New Cairo and to connect to the north with the East Nile Monorail at El Narges Station in New Cairo as a second phase and with the third phase of the fourth line in front of Rehab City with a length of 6 km.