Cairo Ring Road Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)

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A bus rapid transit line on the Greater Cairo Ring Road whose Phase 1 (35 km, 14 stations) entered full service on 3 July 2025, running in dedicated lanes with about 100 locally manufactured electric buses. The full network is planned to reach 48 stations across three phases at a cost of roughly EGP 9.5 billion, replacing informal microbus routes along the ring road.

Live 📅 since 2025
Evidence📊 Independentgrades the sourcing — this entry states no impact figure
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Scale🗺️ Regional
CostEGP 9.5 billion
FundingEgyptian government (National Authority for Roads)

Sources

↗ UN-Habitat (authority)Project rationale and scope on the Greater Cairo Ring Road.
↗ Daily News Egypt (press)Phase 1 length (35 km), 14 stations, local-manufacture electric-bus fleet, trial launch.
↗ Egypt Today (press)EGP 9.5 billion project cost, quoting the National Authority for Roads.
↗ Daily News Egypt (press, Jan 2026)Confirms 48 stations/three-phase network still on track and Phase 1 operating with strong ridership as of Jan 2026.
📎 Cite this project

1001 Smart Cities (2026). “Cairo Ring Road Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)” — Cairo, Egypt. The Smart City Atlas. https://1001smartcities.org/projects/cairo-ring-road-brt/ (last verified 2026-07-18). Data: CC BY 4.0.

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