Английская Википедия:Cairo Metro Line 1
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Cairo Metro Line 1 is the first line of the Cairo Metro in Cairo, Egypt. It is the first metro system in Africa and the Middle East.[1] It was constructed in 1987 and connects Helwan with El Marg, stopping at 35 stations. Line 1, sometimes called the French-built line or simply the French line has a total length of Шаблон:Convert with Шаблон:Convert of it being underground[2] and has trains that run with 3 units (9 cars), which have a frequency of 2.5 minutes and a maximum speed of Шаблон:Convert.[3] The line can carry 60,000 passengers per hour in each direction.[4]
Costs
The Construction of the project started in 1982 after the French government agreed on giving Egypt the necessary loan. The first Helwan - El Marg line costs 1107 million Francs which were converted into Egyptian currency and divided into multiple stages.[5] The total cost of the first stage from Helwan to Ramsis is Шаблон:EGP divided into the following:
- Шаблон:EGP for the tunnel between Saiyeda Senab and Ramsis with a length of Шаблон:Convert .[5]
- Шаблон:EGP for the movement of 60 km different structures and the improvement of the older railways.[6]
- Шаблон:EGP for the creation of a station in Dar El Salam.[6]
The second stage coasted in total Шаблон:EGP and connected the (Laymoun Bridge-Marg) railway with the metro.[6] Additional costs were made available as requested by the ministry of transportation:
- Шаблон:EGP for completing the (Ramsis-Marg) lane.[6]
- Шаблон:EGP for the third stage of the (Helwan-Marg) lane.[6]
- Шаблон:EGP for the (Shubra el Kheima-Ramsis-El Tahrir) lane[6]
- Шаблон:EGP for the preparation study of the second lane Imbaba-El Darasa[6]
Construction
The construction of the Helwan-El Marg line was in two stages. The first stage was from Helwan to Sayeda Zenab and included a tunnel from Helwan to Ramses Square. First the line from Helwan to Sayeda Zenab, which is Шаблон:Convert long had the following construction works:
- The isolation of the existing railways and the construction of 9 car bridges and 21 people bridges.[7]
- The construction of 17 rail lane switcher.[7]
- The renovation of the existing railways.[7]
- The production of Шаблон:Convert of cables which satisfy the needs of the rail way from Helwan to Sayeda Zenab.[8]
Second the line from Helwan to Ramses Square, which would be a subterranean and is Шаблон:Convert long. It includes five subterranean stations after the Sayeda Zenab station:
- Saad Zaghloul station
- Sadat station
- Gamal Abdel Nasser station
- Ahmed Orabi station
- Mubarak (now: Al-Shohadaa) station under Ramses Square
The Construction of this line consumed the following resources:
- Шаблон:Convert of concrete works.[8]
- Шаблон:Convert of digging works.[8]
- 3900 concrete walls[8]
- Шаблон:Convert other digging works.[8]
In 1987 the line from Helwan to Ramses Square was finished and opened for the public.[9] It had a total length of Шаблон:Convert.
The second stage of the Helwan El Marg line included the construction of a line from Ramses Square to El marg, which would be Шаблон:Convert long.[9] The operation of the line was aimed for 1988,[9] but due to some difficulties it started operation in 1989.[3] The second stage included also:
- The conversion of the Marg line to an electric line.[9]
- The acquisition of 48 new units, which would make 100 units available for operation.[9]
- The improvement of a workstation to provide maintenance works for 204 Units.[9]
- The construction of a 220 kilo-Volt power generator, to provide electricity for the future lines.[9]
Connections
To other Metro lines
Line 1 connects to Line 2 at Shohadaa and Sadat stations, and with Line 3 at Nasser station.
To other forms of transit
Shohadaa Station is immediately next to Ramses Station, providing access to Egyptian National Railways long-haul and short-haul domestic passenger service. Cairo Transport Authority buses and private microbus services are also nearby.
Access to Cairo International Airport is expected via transfer to Line 3 upon completion of Phase 4 in early 2020.[10]
Driving Simulator
A new train driving simulator integrated in Cairo Metro's training center dedicated for Line 1 drivers, which was provided by Transurb Technirail that won the international tender issued by Cairo Metro in December 2011.[11]
Transurb Technirail will provide Cairo Metro with a driving simulator and a computer-assisted learning area to train Line 1 drivers, improving their driving skills and to train them on the elementary functions of the rolling stock and on how to handle malfunctions.[11]
See also
References
Works cited
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Ошибка цитирования Неверный тег
<ref>; для сносокnatне указан текст - ↑ 3,0 3,1 Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Metro Al Anfaq 32
- ↑ 5,0 5,1 Metro Al Anfaq 22
- ↑ 6,0 6,1 6,2 6,3 6,4 6,5 6,6 Metro Al Anfaq 23
- ↑ 7,0 7,1 7,2 Metro Al Anfaq 29
- ↑ 8,0 8,1 8,2 8,3 8,4 Metro Al Anfaq 30
- ↑ 9,0 9,1 9,2 9,3 9,4 9,5 9,6 Metro Al Anfaq 31
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ 11,0 11,1 Шаблон:Cite web
