Get, Set, Ready! Cairo To Soon Break China's World Record Of Having Largest Monorail | Pics

Cairo's monorail system, which has already welcomed Africa's first driverless monorail network, will soon become the longest of its kind anywhere in the world. (Image: AP)

Spanning 56.5 kilometers (35 miles) from Cairo International Stadium in the city’s Nasr City district to the ever-developing New Administrative Capital, the newly launched East Nile route is the first of two lines set to comprise the all-electric network. (Image: AFP)

A 43.8-km (27-mile) West Nile path connecting 6 October City, a satellite city in the greater Cairo region, to Giza is currently under construction. (Image: Reuters)

As of now, the train shuttles an estimated 500,000 daily passengers to, through and from one of the continent’s largest megacities. (Image: AFP)

A one-way ticket to ride the full East Nile line costs 80 Egyptian pounds ($1.51), with a quarterly pass — valid for 180 trips — ranging from 1,800 EGP ($34) for one zone to 7,200 EGP ($136) for all four. (Image: X)