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The Dubai Metro

The Dubai Metro will be a driverless, fully automated metro network under construction in the United Arab Emirates city of Dubai. The network will have two third rail collection system powered lines that will both run underground in the city center and on elevated viaducts elsewhere on double tracks. The first phase of the network is being built by Dubai Rapid Link (DURL), a Japanese Transport Automation Solutions]. The Dubai Metro will be operated by the [1] Dubai Road and Transport Authority. The Dubai Metro system will be the longest fully automated rail system in the world. Completion of the first section of the system is projected for 2009. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... A taxi serving as a bus Public transport comprises all transport systems in which the passengers do not travel in their own vehicles. ... Image File history File links 25_railtransportation_trans. ... Image File history File links Dubai_Metro. ... Image File history File links Dubai_Metro. ... A rapid transit, underground, subway, tube, elevated, or metro(politan) system is a railway — usually in an urban area — with a high capacity and frequency of service, and grade separation from other traffic. ... Coordinates: Emirate Dubai Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Area    - City 4,114 km² Population (2006)  - City 1,321,453UNIQ377,860c62,541b2c2-ref-00,000,001-QINU  - Density 293. ... Third rail at the West Falls Church Metro stop in the Washington, D.C. area, electrified to 750 volts. ... This article is about the edifice. ... 2009 (MMIX) will be a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Construction

Work has officially commenced on the construction of the rail. Plans for the Dubai Metro began under the directive of Dubai Ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum who expected Dubai's other projects to attract 15 million visitors by 2010. This combined with Dubai's rapidly growing population expected to reach 3 million by 2017 and severe traffic congestion necessitated the building of an urban rail system to provide additional capacity to public transportation, relieve motor traffic, and provide infrastructure for additional development. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum (Arabic: الشيخ محمد بن راشد آل مكتوم) (born 1949) is currently the Prime Minister and Vice President of the United Arab Emirates, as well as the Ruler of Dubai. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... 2017 (MMXVII) will be a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nighttime traffic captured by a camera over several seconds. ... A taxi serving as a bus Public transport comprises all transport systems in which the passengers do not travel in their own vehicles. ...

In July 2005 a design and build Contract was awarded to a consortium known as Dubai Rail Link (DURL) that is made up of Japanese companies including Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Mitsubishi Corporation, Obayashi Corporation, Kajima Corporation and Yapi Merkezi of Turkey.

The first phase (worth AED 15.5 billion US$4.2 billion) covering 35-kilometers of the proposed network, including the Red Line between Salahuddin Road and the American University in Dubai and the Green Line from the Dubai International Airport to Rashidiya Bus Station, is to be completed by May 2009. Extensions to both routes are included in the second phase, which is now expected to be functional by 2010. University Logo The American University in Dubai (AUD for short), located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, is a university in the Persian Gulf. ... Dubai International Airport (IATA: DXB, ICAO: OMDB) is the international airport serving Dubai, a city in the United Arab Emirates. ... 2009 (MMIX) will be a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Dubai Municipality Public Transport Department projects to carry 1.2 million passengers on an average day, 27,000 passengers per hour for each line, and 355 million passengers per year once both lines are fully operational. Bus routes and stops will be organised around the backbone provided by the rail system.

When completed, Dubai Metro will have a total of 70 kilometres (43.5 miles) of lines, and 42 stations (including 9 underground stations). It is estimated that it will comprise of 12 % of the total trips in Dubai. Taxi stations and park-and-ride facilities will be included in key Metro stations.

Dubai Metro network

There are four lines which use 99 five-car trains each 75-meters long with seats for 400 passengers:

• Red Line: 50-kilometer (31-mile) line with 35 stations from Jebel Ali Port, the American University in Dubai, through the city center, and to the Airport Free Zone.
• Green Line: 20-kilometer (12.4-mile) line with 22 stations from Festival City, through the city center, Dubai International Airport Terminals 1 and 3, and to Rashidiya.
• Blue Line: 47-kilometer line along Emirates Road, exact route currently unknown. [2]
• Purple Line: 49-kilometer line along Al Khail Road, exact route currently unknown.

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List of stations

General Scheme of the Dubai Metro

• The Red Line
  • Jebel Ali Port Station
  • Stations 2 - 5
  • American University in Dubai
  • Internet City Station
  • Stations 8 and 9
  • Souk al Nakheel Station
  • Stations 11 - 17
  • Burj Dubai Station
  • Financial City Station
  • Emirates Towers Station
  • Trade Center Station
  • Stations 22 - 24
  • Burjuman Station
  • Station 26
  • al-Ittihad Square Station
  • Salahuddin Station
  • Stations 29 - 34
  • Airport Free Zone Station

• The Green Line
  • Festival City Station
  • Stations 2 and 3
  • Health Care City Station
  • Stations 5 - 7
  • Burjuman Station
  • Stations 9 - 13
  • al-Ittihad Square Station
  • Stations 15 - 16
  • Dubai International Airport Terminal 1 Station
  • Dubai International Airport Terminal 3 Station
  • Station 21
  • Rashidiya Station

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References

• "Work begins on Dubai Metro project", Khaleej Times, March 22, 2006, retrieved March 22, 2006.

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See also

• List of rapid transit systems

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