| Fair Zone محطة المعرض | |||||||||||
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| Cairo Metro Rapid transit | |||||||||||
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| Location | Egypt | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 30°04′24″N 31°18′03″E / 30.07333°N 31.30091°E / 30.07333; 31.30091 | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Cairo Metro - The Egyptian Co. for Metro Management & Operation | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Line 3 | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms (Rod El Farag Corridor or Cairo University - Aldy Mansour) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||
| Platform levels | 3 | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 7 May 2014 (2014-05-07) | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Third rail | ||||||||||
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Fair Zone station (Arabic: محطة المعرض) is a station on the Cairo Metro, part of Phase 2 of Line 3. It is located on Salah Salem Street in front of the Cairo International Fair Ground, one of the most important commercial and administrative centers of Cairo.
Overview
Fair Zone station was inaugurated on 7 May 2014 as part of phase 2 of Line 3.
In addition, the station has a contactless fare collection system as well as an integrated supervision and communication system supplied by the Thales Group.
Station layout
| G | Street Level | Entrances/Exits (Elevator)
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| 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 Aldy Mansour (Stadium) → | |
| Westbound | ← Cairo Metro Line 3 toward Rod El Farag Corridor or Cairo University (Abbassiya) | |
| Side platform, doors will open on the left | ||
Notable places nearby
- Cairo International Book Fair
- State Information Service
- General Authority for Investment
See also
References
- "About Company". Cairo Metro. Archived from the original on 17 August 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
- Giulini-Leonardi, Sylvie; Gastebled, Oliver J.; Mahdi, Samy (2011). "A compact design for shaft-tunnel junction adopted for Greater Cairo Metro Line 3: design aspects and use of advanced numerical methods" (PDF). In Redmond, Steve; Romero, Victor (eds.). Rapid Excavation and Tunneling Conference 2011 Proceedings. Englewood, Colo: Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, Inc. pp. 880–890. ISBN 978-0-87335-343-4.
- ^ "Cairo metro Line 3 extension opens". railwaygazette.com. railwaygazette.com. 8 May 2014. Archived from the original on 25 September 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
- "Phase 2 of Line 3". National Authority for Tunnels. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
- ^ "Cairo Fair Station". National Authority for Tunnels. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
- "Thales awarded ticketing and supervision system contract for Line 3 of the Cairo Metro". Thales Group. 21 June 2009. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
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