The Cairo Metro is the rapid transit system in Greater Cairo, Egypt. It was the first of the three full-fledged metro systems in Africa and the first in the Middle East to be constructed. It was opened in 1987 as Line 1 from Helwan to Ramses Square with a length of 29 kilometres (18.0 mi). As of 2013, the metro carried nearly 4 million passengers per day. As of January 2024, the Cairo Metro has 80 stations of which 4 are transfer stations, with a total length of 99.7 kilometres (62.0 mi). The system consists of three operational lines numbered 1 to 3.

Egyptian National Railways is the national railway of Egypt and managed by the parastatal Egyptian Railway Authority.