El Geish ( ar, محطة الجيش) is a station on
Cairo Metro
The Cairo Metro ( ar, مترو أنفاق القاهرة, Metro Anfāq al-Qāhirah, lit. "Cairo Tunnel Metro" or ) is the rapid transit system in Greater Cairo, Egypt. It was the first of the three full-fledged metro systems in Africa a ...
, part of phase 1 of
Line 3. 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.
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 and width of and a depth of from the station ground.
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
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.
Station layout
Notable places nearby
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Mosque of al-Zahir Baybars
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El Daher district
See also
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Cairo Metro
The Cairo Metro ( ar, مترو أنفاق القاهرة, Metro Anfāq al-Qāhirah, lit. "Cairo Tunnel Metro" or ) is the rapid transit system in Greater Cairo, Egypt. It was the first of the three full-fledged metro systems in Africa a ...
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Cairo Metro Line 3
Cairo Metro Line 3 is a main line of the Cairo Metro mass transit system in Greater Cairo, Egypt.
Currently, the line connects Kit Kai in west-central Cairo with Al Salam bus stop at a station named Adly Mansour metro station. The line
crosses t ...
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List of Cairo Metro stations
References
External links
Cairo Metro WebsiteNational Authority For Tunnels Official WebsiteCairo: Culture, Transportation & Neighborhoods
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Cairo metro stations
2012 establishments in Egypt
Railway stations opened in 2012