El Geish Station
محطة الجيش |
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Cairo Metro Rapid transit | |||||||||||
Location | Egypt | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 30°03′42.8″N 31°16′00.7″E / 30.061889°N 31.266861°ECoordinates: 30°03′42.8″N 31°16′00.7″E / 30.061889°N 31.266861°E | ||||||||||
Operated by | Cairo Metro - The Egyptian Co. for Metro Management & Operation | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Line 3 | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms (Cairo International Airport - Imbaba) | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||
Depth | 22.1 metres (73 ft) | ||||||||||
Platform levels | 3 | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 21 February 2012 | ||||||||||
Electrified | Third rail | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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El Geish (Arabic: محطة الجيش) is a station on Cairo Metro, part of phase 1 of Line 3. it is located in El-Geish Square.
El Geish Station was inaugurated on 21 February 2012 as part of phase 1 of Line 3.
The station consists of three floors, with four entrances and elevators to transport passengers from the street level to the station platform and the length of the station is 150 meters and width of 19.5 meters and a depth of 22.1 meters from the station ground.
In addition, the station have a contactless fare collection system as well as an integrated supervision and communication system supplied by the Thales Group.