Toussoun Station & the Abu Qir Line

Highlights

• 1Regular trains along the district
• 2Toussoun markets beside the halt
• 3Direct links to Seyouf and Tawfikiya
• 4The district’s gateway from downtown

The story

1. 1

   The Abu Qir railway line — among Alexandria’s oldest — threads the district’s inner streets, and its Toussoun halt is the closest boarding point for the people of the district seat, El Seyouf and El Tawfikiya.

2. 2

   From the station a web of microbuses spreads passengers to Abu Qir, Maamoura and Khourshid, meeting the daily trade streets nearby: Toussoun’s markets and the shops of El Mostasharin and Fathallah.

3. 3

   For a visitor coming from downtown the ride itself is part of the pleasure: a short train crossing the fishing basins beside the old tram reservation, setting you down in the middle of a district tourism reaches only by its quiet edges.