Tag: metro

The Dubai Metro’s Green Line is touted by the transport authorities as one that “easily links most of the government departments.” The 16 stations are: Etisalat Station, situated at Al Qusais near Emirates Road; Al Qusais Station, situated near the building of the Ministry of Education and the General Department of Dubai Civil Defence as well as Al Tawar Centre

The Metro’s Green Line, which is likely to have an Eid launch in September this year, will have greater impact than its predecessor, easing traffic particularly in the city’s clogged Central Business Districts (CBD), said Matar Al Tayer, Chairman of the Board of Directors at the Roads and Transport Authority.

A free newspaper aimed at Dubai Metro commuters was launched yesterday. The weekly title, Read, has an initial print run of 80,000 copies, and is distributed in stations on the network's Red Line.

Dubai has witnessed completion of 129 projects since 2009 with 237 out of 450 projects likely to be completed in due course, according to information contained in the government’s bond prospectus posted on the London Stock Exchange.

It's final. If the state fails to get suitable infrastructure majors to design and build the city's most ambitious trans-harbour link between Mumbai and Navi Mumbai, it will build it on its own.

Regular early morning users of the Dubai Metro have urged the RTA to start the service earlier than the current time of 6am and increase the frequency during the first hour of the day.

The GCC countries are witnessing a noticeable movement to activate the development of infrastructure projects, with a particular focus on the development of transport projects, mainly the metro and railways which are aimed at paving the way for the Pan GCC Train which will help achieve more integration in the light of the current economic growth, the global economic developments and the trends towards the creation of more major economic blocs.

The Assets Management Department, Corporate Technical Support Services Sector, Roads & Transport Authority (RTA) has recently reviewed with a delegation of the Dubai Municipality the best practices of RTA's assets management system; which is aligned with the highest global standards.

Dubai Silicon Oasis (DSO), the integrated free zone technology park, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Dubai's Roads and Transport Authority (RTA). Under the agreement, both parties will facilitate access to transport information among staff and tenants at Dubai Silicon Oasis to encourage greater use of public transport.

Navi Mumbai is not beaming in its 40th year. Lack of affordable housing, poor transport, growing slum population and encroachment, pollution, and slow infrastructure development are hampering its prospects. Lack of efficient, dependable and speedy public transport linking Mumbai and other cities could be a major impediment in the development of Navi Mumbai.