President Abdel Fattah El Sisi inaugurated the East Nile Monorail during Eid al-Fitr celebrations, marking a major step toward launching the project for public use. The 56.5 km line runs from Cairo Stadium in Nasr City to the New Administrative Capital’s control centre. The president also rode the train with families of martyrs between key stations in the capital.
Minister of Transport Kamel El-Wazir said the project comes under directives to expand green, sustainable mass transit. The monorail connects Nasr City, New Cairo, and the New Capital, offering a fast, safe, and eco-friendly alternative that reduces congestion, fuel use, and emissions.
The driverless trains operate at speeds of up to 80 km/h, with a 70-minute journey time end-to-end. Headways will reach 3 minutes, with plans to reduce to 90 seconds as demand grows. The system features platform screen doors, wheelchair spaces, passenger information screens, and internal passageways between carriages.
The line integrates with Metro Line 3 at Cairo Stadium and the Light Rail Transit (LRT) in the New Capital, with future links to additional metro lines. It serves major institutions, including universities, hospitals, mosques, and business districts.
The East Nile Monorail includes 22 stations and 40 trains, forming part of a wider 100 km monorail network. The project created around 15,000 direct and 10,000 indirect jobs and is expected to carry up to 500,000 passengers daily.
