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Abdou Pasha station

Metro station in Cairo, Egypt

Preceding station	Cairo Metro			Following station
El-Geish towards Rod El Farag Corridor or Cairo University		Line 3		Abbassiya towards Aldy Mansour

Abdou Pasha station (Arabic: محطة عبده باشا) is a station on the Cairo Metro, part of Phase 1 of Line 3.^[7] It is located under El-Abaseya street in Abdou Pasha Square.^[4]

History

Abdou Pasha station was inaugurated on 21 February 2012 as part of phase 1 of Line 3.^[5]

Overview

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 metres (490 ft) and width of 17.5 metres (57 ft) and a depth of 22.5 metres (74 ft) from the station ground.^[2]^[4]

Like other stations on the network, the station have a contactless fare collection system, as well as an integrated supervision and communication system supplied by the Thales Group.^[8]

Station layout

G	Street Level	Entrances/Exits (Elevator)
B1	Underground Level 1	to entrances/exits, fare control
B2	Underground Level 2	Engine Rooms/Maintenance
P Platform level	Side platform, doors will open on the left
	Eastbound	→ Cairo Metro Line 3 toward Adly Mansour (Abbassiya) →
	Westbound	← Cairo Metro Line 3 toward Rod El Farag Corridor/Cairo University (El-Geish)
	Side platform, doors will open on the left

Notable places nearby

Faculty of Engineering Ain Shams University^[4]
Industrial area behind the Faculty of Engineering^[4]
Different schools^[4]

References

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^ ^a ^b "National Authority for Tunnels - EIA Study for Greater Cairo Metro Line No.4 Phase 1 - Final Report" (PDF). nurhosting.com. Environics. p. 143. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Egypt". tunnelbuilder Promotingthe world's tunnelling industry to a huge qualified audience. tunnelbuilder.com. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Abdo Pasha Station". National Authority for Tunnels. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
^ ^a ^b "VINCI : Opening of Phase 1 of Line 3 of the Cairo metro". 4-traders.com. 4-traders.com. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Cairo metro Line 3 opens". railwaygazette.com. railwaygazette.com. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
^ "Phase 1 of Line 3". National Authority for Tunnels. Archived from the original on 4 August 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
^ Sands, Angela (24 February 2012). "Cairo metro Line 3 opens". totalrail. Archived from the original on 2015-05-18. Retrieved 9 May 2015.