On the occasion of the holy month of Ramadan 1447 AH-2026, the Ministry of Transport, represented by the National Authority for Tunnels, announced amended operating times for the three Greater Cairo Metro lines and the Light Rail Train (LRT), starting from the first day of Ramadan, as follows:
First: Operating Times of the Three Metro Lines
- Metro Line 1 (Helwan – New El Marg): a total of 488 trips
The first train departs from Helwan and New El Marg stations at 5:15 am.
The last train departs from Helwan and New El Marg stations at 12:15 am (after midnight).
- Metro Line 2 (Shubra El Kheima – El Mounib): a total of 610 trips
The first train departs from Shubra El Kheima and El Mounib stations at 5:15 am.
The last train departs from Shubra El Kheima at 12:30 am (after midnight).
The last train departs from El Mounib at 12:40 am (after midnight).
- Metro Line 3 (Adly Mansour – Cairo University / Rod El Farag Axis): a total of 461 trips
The first train departs from Adly Mansour towards Cairo University, or vice versa, at 5:15 am.
The last train departs from Adly Mansour towards Cairo University at 12:06 am (after midnight).
The last train departs from Cairo University towards Adly Mansour at 12:23 am (after midnight).
The first train departs from Adly Mansour towards Rod El Farag Axis at 5:20 am.
The first train departs from Rod El Farag Axis towards Adly Mansour at 5:15 am.
The last train departs from Adly Mansour towards Rod El Farag Axis at 12:02 am (after midnight).
The last train departs from Rod El Farag Axis towards Adly Mansour at 12:26 am (after midnight).
- Connection times between trains on the three lines:
The last trains meet for connection and transfer between Lines 1 and 2 at Anwar El Sadat station at 1:00 am (after midnight).
The last trains meet for connection and transfer between Lines 1 and 3 at Gamal Abdel Nasser station at 12:30 am (after midnight).
The last trains meet for connection and transfer between Lines 2 and 3 at Attaba station at 12:30 am (after midnight).
The last trains meet for connection and transfer between Lines 2 and 3 at Cairo University station at 12:15 am (after midnight).
Note that all passengers are informed of transfer times between lines through the internal public address system at the stations during the holy month of Ramadan.
Headways will be reduced to 4.30 minutes during the evening peak hours before Iftar, to accommodate and ease the high passenger density.
Second: Operating Times of the Light Rail Train (LRT) (Adly Mansour – Arts and Culture): a total of 266 trips
The first train departs from Adly Mansour towards Arts and Culture at 6:00 am.
The first train departs from Arts and Culture towards Adly Mansour at 6:04 am.
The last train departs from Adly Mansour towards Arts and Culture, or vice versa, at 11:15 pm.
A direct train departs from Adly Mansour to Arts and Culture at 7:30 am and 8:00 am.
The first train departs from Badr towards New Obour at 6:34 am.
The first train departs from Badr towards Adly Mansour at 6:01 am.
The last train departs from Adly Mansour, and also from Arts and Culture, towards Badr at 11:45 pm.
The first train departs from New Obour towards Adly Mansour at 6:47 am.
The last train departs from New Obour station towards Adly Mansour at 11:39 pm.
Headways will be reduced to 8 minutes during the evening peak hours before Iftar, to accommodate and ease the high passenger density.
