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Bab El Shaariya station

Metro station in Cairo, Egypt

Preceding station	Cairo Metro			Following station
Attaba towards Rod El Farag Corridor or Cairo University		Line 3		El-Geish towards Aldy Mansour

Bab El Shaariya (Arabic: محطة باب الشعرية) is a station on Cairo Metro, part of Phase 1 of Line 3.^[6] it is located under El-Geish street in Bab El Shaaria Square at the intersection of Port Said street with that street.^[3]

History

Bab El Shaariya station was inaugurated on 21 February 2012 as part of Phase 1 of Line 3.^[4]

Overview

The station consists of three floors, with four entrances and elevators to transport passengers from the street level to the station platform and the length of the station is 150 meters and width of 22.90 meters and a depth of 20 meters from the station ground.

Like other stations on the network, the station have a contactless fare collection system, as well as an integrated supervision and communication system supplied by the Thales Group.^[7]

Station layout

G	Street Level	Entrances/Exits (Elevator)
B1	Underground Level 1	to entrances/exits, fare control
B2	Underground Level 2	Engine Rooms/Maintenance
P Platform level	Side platform, doors will open on the left
	Eastbound	→ Cairo Metro Line 3 toward Adly Mansour (El-Geish) →
	Westbound	← Cairo Metro Line 3 toward Rod El Farag Corridor/Cairo University (Attaba)
	Side platform, doors will open on the left

References

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^ ^a ^b "Cairo metro Line 3 opens". railwaygazette.com. railwaygazette.com. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
^ "Phase 1 of Line 3". National Authority for Tunnels. Archived from the original on 4 August 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
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