Saturday 08/November/2025 – 10:53 AM
The Ministry of Transport announced the date of operating the Capital Monorail to the public after the end of the trial operation phase, as the state prepares to operate the huge project for passengers as the latest means of mass transportation that runs without a driver, and with the Ministry announcing a date Operating a DC monorailInterest began to focus on knowing the price of the monorail ticket, the monorail stations, and what its route would be.
Through Cairo 24, we publish details of the operation of the capital monorail and the official dates for when the ticket price will begin to be announced and made available to passengers.
Operating a DC monorail
The Ministry of Transport decided to run Capital Monorail It is in the final experimental phase during the current period until it enters service to the public. This announcement came within the activities of the sixth session of the Intelligent Transport, Logistics and Industry Exhibition and Conference 2025 TRANS MEA.
The Ministry explained that the final stages of trial operation of the East Nile Monorail will begin in preparation for receiving passengers in the first week of January 2026.
During the current period, the Ministry is conducting more diverse and intensive training for the various operating sectors of the Egyptian Company for Metro Management and Operation, in cooperation with the French company Alstom to manage and operate the monorail under the supervision of Alstom, in order to ensure the highest levels of service provided to the passenger public.
Monorail ticket price
An announcement will be made Monorail ticket price Following the end of the trial period for operating the Capital Monorail, and its entry into service at the beginning of the new year, ride tickets will be offered according to the number of stations during the first week of January 2026.
Number of monorail stations
The official operation of the monorail begins with the number of stations in the first phase of its operation, which number 22 stations, which are now being operated experimentally, and are as specified by the Ministry as follows:
- Cairo Stadium Station
- Hisham Barakat Station
- Al-Azhar University Station
- Seventh District Station
- Field Marshal Ahmed Ismail station
- Gihan Sadat Station
- Field Marshal Tantawi Station
- OneNinety Station
- Air hospital station
- Narcissus station
- Investor station
- Lotus station
- Golden Square Station
- Beit Al Watan Station
- Al-Fattah Al-Aleem Mosque station
- District R2 station
- Financial and Business District Station
- City of Arts and Culture station
- Government district station
- Misr Mosque station
- Justice Station (end of the line)
- Main command and control center
Opening date of the electric train
During the conference, the Ministry announced the opening date of the high-speed electric train, as trial operation will begin in its first phase in the October sector, coinciding with the start of the sixth session of the exhibition on Sunday, November 9, 2025.
