On 14 August, 2013, the Sadat metro station that leads to Tahrir Square was indefinitely closed following the dispersal of the protests in Raba’a and Nahda Squares. The Sadat metro station was significant because it was one of only two stations that connected line two to line one on the Cairo metro network. The closure of the Sadat station has created huge traffic in al-Shohada station (known before 2011 as Mubarak station) since it is the only other station that connects the two lines. This traffic manifests itself in terrible over-crowdedness, sweat, foul smells and daily harassment.
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Cairo: The closed Sadat Railway Station
On 14 August, 2013, the Sadat metro station that leads to Tahrir Square was indefinitely closed following the dispersal of the protests in Raba’a and Nahda Squares. The Sadat metro station was significant because it was one of only two stations that connected line two to line one on the Cairo metro network. The closure of the Sadat station has
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