Cairo Metro Line 1

The Construction of the project started in 1982 after the French government agreed on giving Egypt the necessary loan. The first New Marg - Helwan line costs 1107 million Francs which were converted into Egyptian currency and divided into multiple stages. The total cost of the first stage from Helwan to Ramsis is divided into the following: • for the tunnel between Sayeda Zeinab and Ramsis Square with a length of . • for the creation of a station in Dar El Salam. The second stage cost in total and connected the (Laymoun Bridge-Marg) railway with the metro. Additional costs were made available as requested by the ministry of transportation: • for completing the (Ramsis-Marg) line. • for the third stage of the (Helwan-Marg) line. • for the (Shubra el Kheima-Ramsis-El Tahrir) line • for the preparation study of the second line Imbaba-El Darasa ==Construction==

The construction of the Helwan-El Marg line was in two stages. The first stage was from Helwan to Sayeda Zeinab and included a tunnel from Helwan to Ramses Square. First the line from Helwan to Sayeda Zeinab, which is long had the following construction works: • The isolation of the existing railways and the construction of 9 car bridges and 21 people bridges. • The construction of 17 rail lane switcher. Second the line from Helwan to Ramses Square, which would be a subterranean and is long. It includes five subterranean stations after the Sayeda Zeinab 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: • of concrete works. It had a total length of . The second stage of the Helwan El Marg line included the construction of a line from Ramses Square to El marg, which would be long. The second stage included also: • The conversion of the Marg line to an electric line. • The acquisition of 48 new units, which would make 100 units available for operation. • The improvement of a workstation to provide maintenance works for 204 Units. • The construction of a 220 kilo-Volt power generator, to provide electricity for the future lines. ==Connections==

To other Metro lines Line 1 connects to Line 2 at Al-Shohadaa and Sadat stations and with Line 3 at Nasser station. It will connect to Line 4 at El Malek El Saleh 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. ==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. 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. ==See also==