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
Disabled access (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 (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

See also

References

  1. ^ "About Company". Cairo Metro. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Egypt". tunnelbuilder Promotingthe world's tunnelling industry to a huge qualified audience. tunnelbuilder.com. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Abdo Pasha Station". National Authority for Tunnels. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
  4. ^ a b "VINCI : Opening of Phase 1 of Line 3 of the Cairo metro". 4-traders.com. 4-traders.com. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
  5. ^ a b "Cairo metro Line 3 opens". railwaygazette.com. railwaygazette.com. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
  6. ^ "Phase 1 of Line 3". National Authority for Tunnels. Archived from the original on 4 August 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
  7. ^ Sands, Angela (24 February 2012). "Cairo metro Line 3 opens". totalrail. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
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