Cairo Underground, Egypt Cairo underground was the first system built in Africa in 1987. It has 2 operational lines, another one under construction and 3 more planned. Known as:Metro Number of lines: 3, 2 operational and 1 under construction Number of stations: 57 Length of the system: 65,5 Km Passengers/year: 600 millions Max Speed: 100km/h Website: www.cairometro.gov.eg Operator and owner:Egyptian Railway Authority Start of operations: September 27, 1987 Cairo Map, Cairo City, U Bahn Plan, Planer, Cairo University, Subway Map, Rapid Transit, Tourist Map, Town Map