“Egypt Metro”… a new app to help citizens reach their destinations, which Cairo University student Osama Hamdy designed.
Hamdy said that the metro was an issue for him because he always got lost, which led him to design the “Egypt Metro” app to facilitate transportation by metro better, benefiting the many commuters who depend on it.
“I found that there were a lot of people like that, so I thought I would do something to make life a little easier there,” he said.
Hamdy explained how his app works, “The application asks the user which station they are riding from and to which station they are going. It shows the user the route, such as which line and direction to ride. If there is a change in line, the app shows the change and from which station to which line and direction.”
The app also shows the ticket price, the number of stations, and the names of all the stations during the ride. It also shows the nearest station to the user’s place and leads to it via Google Maps.
Hamdy said that he has been trying to learn programming since he joined Cairo University, which he accomplished after watching tutorials on YouTube and some educational websites.
