Special Features
Dubai Metro System
In a bold attempt to resolve its ever-increasing problems of traffic congestion and to add more variety to its skyline, the Dubai Municipality has launched one of the most ambitious transport scheme ever to be built in the region.
The Dubai Metro Rail System, Click here to get an enlarged view of Dubai metro lines.
Dubai Municipality has identified the need for an Urban Rail Transit System to supply additional transportation capacity to relieve growing traffic, and support the city’s continuing development and visionary image.
Systra, the world leader in Rail Engineering has been awarded the Preliminary Engineering contract. Systra is the world leader in Rail Transit System Engineering with 45 years of experience in more than 140 countries. Systra, a French company staffed with 1,300 people, has subsidiaries in the US, UK, Canada, Italy and Asia. The Dubai Urban Rail Transit, or Metro, will be the latest in a large number of urban transit systems in prominent cities around the globe, such as Athens, Barcelona, Istanbul, Cairo, Tunis, New Delhi, Bangkok, Kaohsiung, Santiago de Chile or Vancouver.
The Metro Transit System
The Dubai Metro System will be built around top-of-the-class modern trains, fully air-conditioned and customised to meet Dubai specific requirements. Each train will be approximately 75m long, consisting of 5 cars, with numerous double doors allowing fast and smooth flows of passengers in station.
The trains will be driverless, fully automated, offering an extremely safe and reliable service with trains which could run as often as one every minute and a half, with extensive window panels providing stunning views from the elevated sections over the cityscape.
The Metro Network
The Dubai Metro Network will comprise two lines.
An Integrated Public Transit Network
The Metro network will be fully integrated within the overall Public Transit network operated by the Dubai Municipality Public Transport Department. Bus routes and stops will be organised around the backbone provided by the rail system, extending its reach into all communities in Dubai. Taxi stations and Park & Ride facilities will be included in key Metro stations to further enhance the central role of the Metro System.
Construction Phasing & Ridership
The construction works are expected to start in a few years, with the Initial Operation Segment opening revenue service approximately in 2009. It is expected that the two lines could be fully open 3 years later.
Costs & Revenues
Investment costs for the full Dubai Metro System are assessed at a grand total of about 14.3 billion AED, including civil works, stations, system fixed equipment, trains, engineering and financing.
The Dubai Metro Rail System, Click here to get an enlarged view of Dubai metro lines.
Dubai Municipality has identified the need for an Urban Rail Transit System to supply additional transportation capacity to relieve growing traffic, and support the city’s continuing development and visionary image.
Systra, the world leader in Rail Engineering has been awarded the Preliminary Engineering contract. Systra is the world leader in Rail Transit System Engineering with 45 years of experience in more than 140 countries. Systra, a French company staffed with 1,300 people, has subsidiaries in the US, UK, Canada, Italy and Asia. The Dubai Urban Rail Transit, or Metro, will be the latest in a large number of urban transit systems in prominent cities around the globe, such as Athens, Barcelona, Istanbul, Cairo, Tunis, New Delhi, Bangkok, Kaohsiung, Santiago de Chile or Vancouver.
The Metro Transit System
The Dubai Metro System will be built around top-of-the-class modern trains, fully air-conditioned and customised to meet Dubai specific requirements. Each train will be approximately 75m long, consisting of 5 cars, with numerous double doors allowing fast and smooth flows of passengers in station.
The trains will be driverless, fully automated, offering an extremely safe and reliable service with trains which could run as often as one every minute and a half, with extensive window panels providing stunning views from the elevated sections over the cityscape.
The Metro Network
The Dubai Metro Network will comprise two lines.
- The Red Line will initially (Initial Operation Segment) run from Salahuddin Rd (close to Al Ghurair Centre) to the American University of Dubai through Burjuman and Sheikh Zayed Rd, and will progressively be extended to Jebel Ali Port in the south and the intersection of Al Nahda and Damascus roads through Al Qiyadah intersection in the north.
- The Green Line will initially (Initial Operation Segment) run from Al Ittihad Square (close to the Municipality) to Rashidiya bus station through Deira City Centre and the Airport Terminals 1 and 3, and will progressively be extended to serve the Deira and Bur Dubai central areas and Souks up to Burjuman and Wafi shopping centres.
An Integrated Public Transit Network
The Metro network will be fully integrated within the overall Public Transit network operated by the Dubai Municipality Public Transport Department. Bus routes and stops will be organised around the backbone provided by the rail system, extending its reach into all communities in Dubai. Taxi stations and Park & Ride facilities will be included in key Metro stations to further enhance the central role of the Metro System.
Construction Phasing & Ridership
The construction works are expected to start in a few years, with the Initial Operation Segment opening revenue service approximately in 2009. It is expected that the two lines could be fully open 3 years later.
Costs & Revenues
Investment costs for the full Dubai Metro System are assessed at a grand total of about 14.3 billion AED, including civil works, stations, system fixed equipment, trains, engineering and financing.
Website: http://vgn.dm.gov.ae/DMEGOV/dm-metro-system
