El-Geish station
Metro station in Cairo, Egypt
Preceding station | Cairo Metro | Following station | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Bab El Shaaria towards Rod El Farag Corridor or Cairo University | Line 3 | Abdou Pasha towards Aldy Mansour |
El Geish (Arabic: محطة الجيش) is a station on Cairo Metro, part of phase 1 of Line 3.[6] it is located under El-Geish Street in El-Geish Square.
History
El Geish 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 metres (490 ft) and width of 19.5 metres (64 ft) and a depth of 22.1 metres (73 ft) from the station ground.[3]
Like other stations on the network, the station has 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![]() |
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 (Abdou Pasha) → | |
Westbound | ← Cairo Metro Line 3 toward Rod El-Farag Corridor/Cairo University (Bab El Shaariya) | |
Side platform, doors will open on the left |
Notable places nearby
- Mosque of al-Zahir Baybars
- El Daher district
See also
- Cairo Metro
- Cairo Metro Line 3
- List of Cairo Metro stations
References
- ^ "About Company". Cairo Metro. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
- ^ a b "Egypt". tunnelbuilder Promotingthe world's tunnelling industry to a huge qualified audience. tunnelbuilder.com. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
- ^ a b "Abdo Pasha Station". National Authority for Tunnels. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
- ^ a b "VINCI : Opening of Phase 1 of Line 3 of the Cairo metro". 4-traders.com. 4-traders.com. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Sands, Angela (24 February 2012). "Cairo metro Line 3 opens". totalrail. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
External links
- Cairo Metro Website
- National Authority For Tunnels Official Website Archived 2015-02-06 at the Wayback Machine
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