It is the longest automated metro system in the world, complete with luxury compartments, Wi-Fi and air conditioning. it has 29 stations and separate compartments for first class passengers and for women. It also has wireless Internet service on every train. But most significantly, it only took 30,000 workers four years to finish the world's "longest fully-automated, driverless metro system."
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Dubai Metro System
The Dubai Metro system will have 4 lines - Red, Green, Blue and Purple
The Metro system is a driverless, fully automated metro network in the United Arab Emirates city of Dubai. The Red Line is operational it was inaugurated at 9:09:09 PM on September 9, 2009 by Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Ruler of Dubai.
The Lines:
Red Line - 50 kilometres (31 mi) line with 31 stations from Jebel Ali Port, the American University in Dubai, through the city centre to Al Rashidiya. opened on 9th September 2009.
Green Line - 20 kilometres (12 mi) line with 22 stations from Festival City, through the city centre, Dubai International Airport Terminal 2 and the Airport Free Zone. It will be operational by June 2010, completing the first phase of the Dubai Metro.
Purple Line - 49 kilometres (30 mi) Dubai I nternational Airport to Al Maktoum International Airport, along Al Khail Road. Construction commenced in March 2009 and be operational by 2012. It will have about 8 stations on the route, 3 with check in facilities.
Blue Line - 47 kilometres (29 mi) Dubai International Airport to Al Maktoum International Airport, along Emirates Road. This was originally proposed for construction starting along with the Purple Line and completion in 2014.
The Project
Studies started in 1997, the Dubai Municipality identified the need for a rail system to relieve growing motor traffic and support continuing urban development. Systra was awarded the preliminary engineering contract, and a consortium of four companies headed by Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) is leading the project to build the first two lines of a high-tech driverless rapid transit system. Other consortium members include the Japanese Obayashi and Kajima corporations, and Yapi Merkesi of Turkey.
Groundworks began in February 2006, centred around the 52.1km Red Line. In August 2006 a second contract worth $12bn was awarded to the MHI consortium for bulding the Green Line.
Rolling stock
The driverless, fully automated trains are fully air-conditioned and designed to meet Dubai's specific requirements. Unusual for metro operation, the trains offer standard 'silver' class, a women and children only section plus a first-class 'gold' section (a carriage for VIPs). The five-car sets are approximately 75m long, seating around 400 passengers but with standing room fo
r many more. Numerous double doors will allow fast and smooth flows.
Rolling stock is being supplied by Kinki Sharyo under a $456.2m contract for 385 cars, the first having arrived from Japan in March 2008. Local runs began at Jebel Ali in Dubai during May 2008. Requiring under-cover storage and maintenance due to local conditions of heat and dust, the main depot with a capacity for 64 trains is at Rashidya. Auxiliary depots are at Jabel Ali and Al Ghusais.
Signalling and communications
The automatic train control system will allow headways of between 90 seconds and two minutes. In 2005 MHI contracted Alcatel (now Alcatel-Lucent) to supply the driverless train control system and a communications system for on-train video surveillance, passenger information, public address and the integrated control centre. Trains will be Wi-Fi enabled.
Occupying 10,000m², the system's control centre is at Rashidiya depot. The project's signalling system is moving block and fully automated with in-cab signalling. Reported as attracting considerable local criticism, in mid 2008 the RTA invited international bids for naming rights of 23 of the network's stations.
The future
In full operation, Dubai metro is projected to carry approximately 1.2 million passengers on an average day, and 355 million passengers a year. The operating cost including staff, maintenance and power should be approximately AED570m a year, planned to be met through fares and additional revenues such as advertisement space and joint development.
The Operations Control Room [OCC], equipped with
high-tech equipment.The trains are run by computers at the OCC. The OCC will be responsible for the Metro system.The train operation is protected by the Automatic Train Protection (ATP) system, which is a tested and proven technology used around the world. If any train breaks down on the track, all trains behind it stop automatically.The ATP tells about the movement of the train and other trains around. If there is any problem, it will immediately stop the train automatically.Through the system, the operators would know in the control room about the locati
on of all the trains. The ATP tells about the movement of the train and other trains around. If there is any problem, it will immediately stop the train automatically.Through the system, the operators would know in the control room about the location of all the trains. Also, if there is any problem in the train and it cannot be operated from the OCC, the staff member on board the train will drive it manually to the nearest station. There will be at least one staff member on every train to help passengers and ensure safety.Chances of derailment are very remote. Before the start of the commercial operation, the operator will run an empty train, called "the sweeping train", on the tracks every morning to ensure the line is totally safe.
The OCC will also be responsible for incidents and event management coordination, emergency coordination, evacuation strategies, issue of instructions, service regulations and information, fault reporting and analysis, performance reporting, coordinating possessions and control of the traction power supply.
The signalling system being used for the Metro has previously been used in Hong Kong and Vancouver, and has proven in the last decades to be one of the most advanced and reliable systems in the world.The construction material used for the stations and trains is fire resistant, with zero halogen and no toxins. It is also scratch proof.
The Office of Rail Regulation in the United Kingdom has been assigned to provide support to the RTA.
NOL CARDS
The transit system will also be accessible by use of a 'Nol' (meaning 'Fare' in Arabic) card, which will come in four versions according to the needs of commuters. The cards will enable use of the Metro, buses, water buses and paid parking zones.
The Nol card will come in a Red version; which will be a paper ticket, valid for up to 90 days for casual users; a Silver card, valid for five years and allowing unlimited top-ups; a Gold version, which will allow access to the Gold Class cabins; and a Blue, personalized version, which will carry the user's photo and will be able to be used by students and the elderly to access their discounts.There are two categories of Nol Cards: Unified Paper Ticket issued at a two-dirham cost, and Unified E-Card issued at a 6-dirham cost.The fare of a single short journey not exceeding 3 km using the paper ticket is 2 dirham. The fare of travel within a single zone is 2.50AED, whereas it is 4.50AED in two neighboring zones and 6.50AED in 3 zones or more. The fare in the Gold Class for a short distance journey not exceeding 3 km is 4AED; whereas it is 5AED for a single zone, 9AED for 2 zones and 13AED for 3 zones or more. The cost of 10 journeys for short distances not exceeding 3 km is 20AED, whereas it 25AED in a single zone, 45AED in two zones and 65AED in three zones or more. A one-day travel pass is 14AED.
BUS FEEDER ROUTES
Al Rashidiya
- F01 Rashidiya - Nadd Al Hamar
- F02 Rashidiya - Rashidiya
- F03 Rashidiya - Mirdiff West
- F04 Rashidiya - Mirdiff East
- F05 Rashidiya - Al Mizhar
- F10 Rashidiya - Al Warqa
Emirates
- F06 Emirates - Al Twar 3
- F07 Emirates - Garhoud
- F08 Emirates - Al Twar 2
- F09 Emirates - Festival City
Trade Centre
- F11 Trade Centre - Emirates Towers - Financial Centre - Satwa BS
Burj Dubai MS
- F13 Dubai Mall
- F16 Burj Dubai - Business Bay - Al Wasl - Jumeirah 2
Business Bay
- F18 Jumeirah 3 - Umm Suqueim 1
- F20 Business Bay - Al Safa 1
Al Quoz
- F15 Al Quoz - Al Qouz Residential Area
- F25 Al Quoz - Burj Al Arab
- F26 Al Quoz - Al Safa 2
First Gulf Bank
- F27 First Gulf Bank - Umm Al Sheif
- F28 First Gulf Bank - Umm Suqeim 2
Mall Of Emirates
- F29- Al Barsha 2
- F30 MOE - Arabian Ranches
- F31 MOE - Sharaf DJ - The Meadows East
- F33 MOE - Al Barsha 3
Nakheel
- F32 Nakheel - Knowledge Village
- F35 Nakheel - Emirates Hills
- F38 Nakheel - Meadows
Dubai Internet City
- F34 Dubai Internet City - Greens
Marina
- F37 Marina - Dubai Marina
- Jumeirah Lake TW
- F40 Jumeirah Lake TW - Marina
Nakheel Harbour and Tower
- F41 Ibn Battuta - Jumeirah Island
- F43 Ibn Battuta - Discovery Garden
- F44 Ibn Battuta - Gardens
- F46 Ibn Battuta - Green Community
- F48 Ibn Battuta - DIP
- F50 Ibn Battuta - Jebel Ali Freezone BS
- F53 Ibn Battuta - Dubai Industrial City
Dubal
- F51 Dubal - Dewa Station
Jebel Ali Ind.
- F47 Jebel Ali Ind. - Jebel Ali Industrial Area
Jafza MS
- F54 Jafza - Jafza South
- F55 Jafza - Jafza Office Towers
Gulf News explains
Sample Journey: Example
1: Journey from Dubai International Airport Station to Union Square (which falls within one zone)
- Cash fare with Red Nol card ticket Dh2.5
- Silver Nol card (economy) Dh2.30
- Gold Nol card (VIP) Dh4.6
Example 2: Journey from Dubai International Airport to Gulf News office (two adjacent zones)
- Cash fare with Red Nol Card Ticket Dh4.5
- Silver Nol card (economy) Dh4.10
- Gold Nol card (VIP) Dh8.20
Example 3: Journey from Dubai International Airport to Jebel Ali Free Zone Station: (more than two zones)
- Cash fare with Red Nol card ticket Dh6.50
- Silver Nol card (economy) Dh5.80
- Gold Nol Card (VIP) Dh11.60
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