Egypt launches second phase of rapid BRT bus service on Cairo ring road

Egypt's Ministry of Transport has announced the start of passenger service on the second phase of the rapid transit BRT bus system on Saturday, September 26.

• The second phase extends from Marshal Tantawi station to Sun Capital on the Cairo ring road, adding 16 stations to the line.
• The phase offers connections with the East Nile monorail and the first and third metro lines at station interchanges.
• Sun Capital station, an 80,000-square-meter integrated hub with 21 bus chargers, serves Upper Egypt passenger routes.
• Assistant Transport Minister Hossam Mostafa said trial operation without passengers has been underway since September 20 to test system readiness.