During the 1970s, government policies favoured making space for cars, resulting in the removal of over half of the 120-kilometre (75 mi) network.

Trams were removed entirely from central Cairo but continued to run in Heliopolis and Helwan.

[2] However, Helwan's part of the system shut down completely in the aftermath of the 2011 Egyptian revolution,[2] and in 2014–2015 the surviving tram service in Heliopolis was almost entirely discontinued.

Only a short section of one line in Heliopolis, between Court Square and the Tivoli Dome, continued to be operated.

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