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Dubai Metro saga not to hit UAE rail project
The high-profile dispute over unpaid bills that has beset the Dubai Metro project will not deter international bidders for contracts on the nation-wide rail network, the CEO of state-owned Union Railway said on Monday. Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) was locked in a standoff with the Japanese-led consortium building the Dubai Metro for months over unpaid bills that run into billions of dollars, which brought construction to a near standstill.
Public transport master plan on target
The emirate is well on track to achieve its ambitious target of 30 per cent of commuters using public transport in the emirate by 2020. The Dubai government’s Comprehensive Integrated Public Transport Master Plan, which aims to provide a complete network of transport to passengers, has started yielding results with a marked increase in number of passengers using public transport.
Six months on… Metro zips along
With nearly 12 million passengers travelling by Dubai Metro in just six months, the world’s largest driverless rail network is well on track. Dubai Metro helps Dubai in its quest to become the city of the 21st century — a goal that is so aggressively pursued by its leadership.
Extra trains to help reduce Dubai Metro journey times
The Metro will double its number of trains when seven new stations open next month, which transport official say will cut travel times for rush-hour commuters by almost half. The number of trains on the Red Line will be increased to between 24 and 26 from 12 when the new stations are added to the system’s only operating line on April 25, said Ramadan Abdullah, who heads rail operations for the Roads and Transport Authority’s Rail Agency.
Dubai Metro: A glimpse of life
Faster than cars, faster than fairies in pumpkin carriages, the gold shell stations whistle by. Over towers, trees and through a tunnel the Dubai Metro flies with the city’s people — over 10 million to date, as per the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA). It’s become a way of life for some and an easy alternative for many.
Dubai Metro gives boost to public transport in city
“The number of passengers in 2010 is set to grow further with the opening of rest of the stations on the Red Line of the Metro,” said Mattar Al Tayer, Chairman of the Board and Executive Director of the RTA. He hoped that only the Metro would carry more than 35 millon passengers this year as the users are increasing gradually.
288m Commuters Use Mass Transport Systems In Dubai In 2009
H.E. Mattar Al Tayer, Chairman of the Board and Executive Director of Roads & Transport Authority (RTA), revealed that RTA mass transit modes (comprising Dubai Metro, public buses, marine transport modes and taxis) had lifted more than 288.777 million persons in 2009 and the daily ridership of public transport modes exceeded 842 thousand peoples
Sharjah launches new bus route to Dubai Metro station
Transport officials have announced that a new bus route will launch on Tuesday. The route will cover Sharjah Airport to the Dubai Metro station in Al Rashidiya. The fare costs Dh10 and the new service, Route 111, will start at Sharjah International Airport and then make a stop at Al Qusais Bus station (Sonapur), before reaching its final destination at the Al Rashidiya Metro Station.
