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by dustintrex 1633 days ago
> In 2019 Egypt paved over its Victorian tramway between downtown Cairo and the suburb of Heliopolis.

In fairness, that's also because Cairo Metro Line 3 was extended to Heliopolis in the same year.

The Cairo Metro, while vastly inadequate for the city's size, is still the largest, busiest and fastest-growing metro in all Africa.