Fair Zone or Cairo Fair ( ar, محطة المعرض / أرض المعارض) is a station on
Cairo Metro, part of phase 2 of
Line 3. It is located on Salah Salem Street in front of the Cairo International Fair Ground, one of the most important commercial and administrative centers of Cairo.
Overview
Cairo Fair Station was inaugurated on 7 May 2014 as part of phase 2 of Line 3.
In addition, the station has a
contactless fare collection system as well as an integrated supervision and communication system supplied by the
Thales Group
Thales Group () is a French multinational company that designs, develops and manufactures electrical systems as well as devices and equipment for the aerospace, defence, transportation and security sectors. The company is headquartered in Paris' ...
.
Station layout
Notable places nearby
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Cairo International Book Fair
The Cairo International Book Fair is the largest and oldest book fair in the Arab world, held every year in the last week of January in Cairo, Egypt, at Egypt International Exhibitions Center in New Cairo, it is organised by the General Egyptian ...
* State Information Service
* General Authority for Investment
See also
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Cairo Metro
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Cairo Metro Line 3
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List of Cairo metro stations
References
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Cairo metro stations
2014 establishments in Egypt
Railway stations opened in 2014