On 9 September 2009, Dubai inaugurated its metro network, becoming the first urban metro network in the Gulf's Arab states. It is hoped that the system will ease the daily commute for thousands of the emirate's workers. With an economy increasingly based upon financial services, air transport, property development and tourism, Dubai has a rapidly growing population and severe traffic congestion problems. Dubai metro is one of the most advanced urban rail systems in the world and will be a catalyst for tourism, financial and economic growth.
The metro network comprises 4 lines. The Red Line is 45 km long and stretches from Rashidiya to the Jebel Ali border. The Green Line is 22.5 km long and extends from Dubai Airport Free Zone to Dubai Healthcare City (DHCC). The Purple Line is 49 km long and links Dubai International Airport with Jebel Ali Airport. The Blue Line is 50 km long and stretches from Dubai International Airport to Al Maktoum International Airport passing through Emirates Road. RTA plans to extend the Red and Green lines.
Llewelyn Davies of US is the lead architect for the Red and the Green lines and
Parsons Brinckerhoff is the project consultant for the Purple Line.
The 52.1km (32.5-mile) Red Line has 29 stations, four of which will be underground, although only ten were ready for the September opening date. It runs from Rashidiva to Jebel Ali passing the American University of Dubai. The whole 52.1km is expected to take an hour to travel, with an estimated 32,000 passengers an hour.
The 22.5km (14-mile) Green Line will have 18 stations from Al Ittihad Square to Rashidiya bus station through Deira City Centre and Dubai Airport Terminals 1 and 3.
The 22.5km (14-mile) Green Line will have 18 stations from Al Ittihad Square to Rashidiya bus station through Deira City Centre and Dubai Airport Terminals 1 and 3.
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.
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