Tag: Red Line

On September 9, the Dubai Metro will celebrate one year of operation amid huge success indicators in the operational efficiency, punctuality in journey schedules, high global safety standards, and a number of users who clocked from the inception up to the first of week of September this year t about 30 million.

Dubai Metro has altered the commuting scene in this car-loving city, a year after the first train left the station, but getting motorists from behind their steering wheels remains an uphill struggle. And despite Dubai's severe financial crisis, the rail authority is determined to complete its second line, delayed for over a year.

Low projected numbers of potential users and a lack of development surrounding some of the stations has led to a decision by the Roads and Transport Authority to delay the works, according to a report in The National.

By // AB.com staff  www.arabianbusiness.com Only some of the final eight stations on the Dubai Metro Red Line will be opened this...

Passengers flying on Emirates now have more options for check-in when they travel, with the introduction of Self-service, Check-in Kiosks at three Dubai Metro stations. Emirates' customers can now enjoy the convenience of accessing their boarding pass and travel directly to Emirates Terminal 3 on the metro at Terminal 3 station, using the Self-service, Check-in Kiosks located at Mall of the Emirates, Burj Khalifa / Dubai Mall and Financial Centre metro stations on the Red line.

Mr Clarke said the company was “still trading within its normal range” when it came to collecting payments for its work on the Dubai Metro project. WS Atkins designed the Metro’s Red Line, which opened last September, and is still involved with the Green Line.

With three near-derailments, a rail track fire, lingering door synching snags and other teething problems that followed its 09-09-09 launch, the Dubai Metro faces an acid test as 10 more stations open in the next few weeks.

Properties located near Dubai Metro stations have not seen the expected hike in rental rates that was initially anticipated when the new transport network opened in September last year, a Dubai-based real estate executive told Arabian Business.

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 will double its number of trains when seven new stations open next month, according to a report on Friday. According to The National daily, a transport official said that the move would reduce the maximum waiting times at stations from 10 minutes to six minutes during rush hour.