The opening of the Dubai Metro on 09/09/2009
The longest in the world without a driver
Dubai Metro is one of the most important and vital projects in the emirate and work a total length of 75 km, when you run the second phase in February (February) next, and is divided into three parts, one is working above ground and one underground, and the third level the earth’s surface. The project also includes 47 stations, including retail stores and shops that provide all passenger amenities, services and facilities such as newspapers, magazines and personal tools and other miscellaneous materials and consumer goods
The Dubai Metro system, Metro longer automatic in the world works, electric trains 100 per cent and carbon emissions, non-existent, has been designed and completion of the 41 kilometers of the total length of the red line of 52 km and 10 stations out of 29.
Phase I: Opening of the Red Line
Dubai Metro launches its services on the scope of the Red Line of Dubai, the line between Rashidiya district is adjacent to Dubai International Airport and near the station Palm Jebel Ali on Sheikh Zayed Road and a length of 41 km, as the Red Line will serve 10 stations and six trains per hour, and the stream time between trains of the 44 train does not exceed 10 minutes in the first phase will run 10 main plants, including Rashidiya, Building No. 1 of the airport, City Center, tenderness and Mall of the Emirates and the financial position, in addition to the station Jafiliya and Khalid ibn al-Walid and the joint between the Red and Green lines.
By next March the Red Line will be extended at a distance of 52 kilometers, and includes 29 stations, 4 of them underground and 25 overhead, as each train consists of 5 vehicles, including vehicles and vehicle gold, silver and a section of women and children, is also characterized by trains and stations being fully air-conditioned and there are stations, retail shops.
And extended the Red Line at 49 months, and participated in the construction of this 154-line construction company worked on the project and 30 thousand workers were employed on a daily basis.
Dubai Metro Project
Item
Clarification
Project
Dubai Metro – train an internal transfer within the city of Dubai
The owner and operator
Government of Dubai – Roads and Transport Authority
Full cost of the project
28 billion dirhams (7.6 billion U.S. dollars)
Phase I
Run the red line between Rashidiya (Dubai Airport) and Nakheel Station (near Jebel Ali)
Date of opening of the Red Line
09 سبتمبر 2009
The number of stations operating at the opening
10 stations out of 27 stations of this line (red)
The number of Red Line trains
44 trains: 11 of them will work at the opening, and 5 of the reserve
Phase II
Run the Green Line between Al Qusais, Dubai and Deira Jadaf and the confluence of the Red Line at two stations.
Date of opening of the Green Line
The end of February 2010
Along the lines of the two phases
70 km
Total number of stations for the two phases
47 stations: 9 of them underground
Extensions coming
3 other lines including the Purple Line
Phase II: Opening of the Green Line
Scheduled to open Alakzer line that connects between the Al Qusais to Al Khor, Deira Jadaf through at the end of next February, where he will meet the Red Line stops early two main station Deira City Center, Khalid Bin Al Waleed station in Bur Dubai.
The cost and revenue metro:
The cost of the metro project total of AED 15.5 billion previously to AED 28 billion, as announced by Head of Roads, “Mattar Al Tayer,” and attributed this increase to fly increasing the length of subway lines by about 5 kilometers in addition to increasing the number of stations to 47 and some of the costs resulting from the coordination and interior design.
According to Al Tayer, the financing of the subway was self-funded from the roads, where the body has the financial resources to multiple, and there was no need to borrow, even if there is a need for any money to a crisis, the Government of Dubai will take the initiative to be financed, given the importance of the metro project in the Emirate.
As for the expected income, expect a “fly” to inform the project revenues of more than 17 billion dirhams over the next ten years, from ticket sales, advertising and naming rights to TV stations that were sold more than 1.8 billion dirhams.
Importance of the metro for the Emirate of Dubai:
To consider the Emirate of Dubai Metro project as one of the major infrastructure projects is already an economic record in the Gulf, and the increased importance of this project since 2006 when it became the city of Dubai is experiencing a busy day caused a huge loss of large, and became a regular mechanism for the transfer times of specific need for city business growing, in addition to other benefits that are in the face of civilization and development of the Metro, and revenues in the long term task of the government, easing the burden on infrastructure, and accommodate growing population, reduce the growing sources of pollution of the environment, and attractions to the emirate.
