| Trams in Greater Cairo | |||
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 Cairo Tram | |||
| Overview | |||
| Locale | Greater Cairo,Egypt | ||
| Transit type | Tram | ||
| Operation | |||
| Began operation | 12 August 1896 (1896-08-12)[1].jpg) .jpg) .jpg) | ||
| Ended operation | 2019 | ||
| Operator(s) | Cairo Transportation Authority (CTA) | ||
| Technical | |||
| Track gauge | 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) | ||
| Electrification | 600 V DCoverhead line | ||
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Constructed near the beginning of the 20th century, until 2014 theCairo tramway network was still used in modern-dayCairo, especially in modern areas, likeHeliopolis andNasr City. During the 1970s, government policies favoured making space for cars, resulting in the removal of over half of the 120-kilometre (75 mi) network. Trams were removed entirely from central Cairo but continued to run in Heliopolis andHelwan.[2]
However, Helwan's part of the system shut down completely in the aftermath of the2011 Egyptian revolution,[2] and in 2014–2015 the surviving tram service in Heliopolis was almost entirely discontinued. Only a short section of one line in Heliopolis, between Court Square and the Tivoli Dome, continued to be operated.[3] By the end of 2019, service had ceased definitively, with tracks dismantled in order to widen the neighborhood's roads as well as to build bridges above the tracks.[4]
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