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Sidi Gaber railway station

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Sidi Gaber railway station
Egyptian National Railways general passenger rail station
The clock of Sidi Gaber railway station
General information
LocationSidi Gaber, Alexandria
Egypt
Coordinates31°13′10″N 29°56′34″E / 31.219371°N 29.942787°E / 31.219371; 29.942787
Owned byEgyptian National Railways
Line(s)Alexandria-Cairo Line
Alexandria-Aswan Line
Regional rail
Platforms4
Tracks4
ConnectionsAlexandria Tram Lines 1 and 2
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
History
ElectrifiedNo

Sidi Gaber railway station (Arabic: محطة قطارات سيدي جابر) is one of two main railway stations in Alexandria, Egypt.[1]

It was constructed in the 1850s and is the oldest train station in Egypt.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ "محطة قطار سيدي جابر ... المستقبل لا يهدم الماضى ولكن يكمله". 28 June 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2012.
  2. ^ http://www.jadaliyya.com/pages/index/13054/marching-to-sidi-gaber_alexandria%E2%80%99s-epicenter-of-u