Dubai Metro, United Arab Emirates
System:
City Population
1,492,000 (2006), forecast 5.25 million by 2020
Developer/Operator
Roads & Transport Authority (RTA)
Date Opened (Planned)
Red Line (09/2009)
Green Line (03/2010)
Total Planned System Length
318km (2020)
Gauge
1,435mm
Lines
Red: 52km (32.3 miles)
Green: 17.6km (10.9 miles)
Design Speed (Max.)
100km/h (62mph)
Stations
Red: 28
Green: 13 (+2 Red Line interchanges)
Operating Hours
05.00–00.30
Rolling Stock:
Number of Trains Required
87 (Red Line: 62 five-car sets, Green Line 25 three-car sets)
Builder
Kinki Sharyo
Power System:
Power Supply
750V dc third rail
Special Characteristics:
Will become world’s longest fully automated metro system
The first urban rail system of its kind in the region
Third line to serve one of the world’s largest multi-mode transport hubs
With light rail feeders, a system to drastically reduce reliance on road transport
Sale of naming rights for some stations
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