El Mounib)
Cairo Metro Line 2 is the second line of the Cairo Metro extending 21.6 kilometres (13 mi) of which 13 km in tunnels and 20 stations of which 12 station are underground. Cairo's metro network was greatly expanded in the mid-1990s with the building of Line 2 (yellow), from Shoubra El Kheima to Cairo University, with an extension to Giza. It is the first line in history to have a tunnel going under the Nile. The tunnel under the Nile is 8.35 m in internal diameter and was constructed using two Herenknecht bentonite slurry shield TBMs, which are 9.43 m in diameter. It is sometimes called the "Japanese-Built Line".It is mostly in bored tunnel, with two exceptions: a short section at the northern end approaching Shubra El Kheima which is elevated, and a section just south of this by cut-and-cover. The main difference between Lines 1 and 2 is that Line 1 uses an overhead line while Line 2 uses the third-rail system. The construction of the line was finished in October 2000 and was later extended to El Mounib. The communication extension for line 2 was provided by Alcatel in 2005.
- October 1996 Shobra el khema - Mubarak, 8 kilometres (5 mi)
- September 1997: Mubarak - Sadat, 3 kilometres (2 mi)
- April 19, 1999: Sadat - Cairo University, 5.5 kilometres (3 mi) (including crossing of the Nile)
- October 8, 2000: Cairo University - Giza Suburban 2.7 kilometres (2 mi)
- January 17, 2005: Giza Suburban - Mounib 2.6 kilometres (2 mi)
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