Tag: Red Line

ABB, the power and automation technology group, will aim to demonstrate how its innovative products and solutions can support the development of urban transportation projects in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region.

The gas desulphurisation refinery in Bahrain topped the list for the ‘Oil and Gas’ category at the recent Meed Quality Awards for Projects in the GCC. ‘Transport Project of the Year’ sponsored by Cadillac was picked up Dubai Metro Red Line

THE number of public transport users in Dubai has increased by leaps and bounds. Comprising just 6 per cent of the Emirate’s transport users a year ago, they now constitute 12 per cent of its residents using various modes of transport, Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) revealed.

The developer of a Jebel Ali property project has pronounced itself pleased that the Roads and Transit Authority (RTA) has provided direct access to the Jebel Ali Metro station. The RTA opened what was meant to serve as an emergency access to the south side of the stop after a number of tenants at The Galleries complained they had no access to the station within walking distance.

Students, senior citizens and people with special needs who are applying for discounted Nol Blue cards will be asked to present their National Identity Cards, a Dubai Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) official said. All applicants must possess National Identity Cards to qualify for the discounted fare cards

The UAE has become an important financial location in recent years having attracted billions in investment from businesses around the world. Dubai is a key location within the UAE and projects such as the Burj Al Arab and the Burj Khalifa along with a host of other modern architecture projects are synonymous of the city and its ambition.

A SOPHISTICATED training centre for the current Dubai Metro’s employees some of them to be posted to various jobs on the Green Line due opening in August, has taken off at the transportation headquarters in Rashidiya.

What do you get if you pour thousands of people from over 80 different countries into an enclosed space with little guideline on expected behaviour? A melting pot of cultural differences, in which everyone thinks their way is right. Welcome aboard Dubai Metro.

Al Tayer calls for adherence to proper driving practices as RTA awards winners of short film contest. At least 16 motorists were killed in 2010 in traffic accidents by not keeping a safe distance between vehicles on Dubai roads, said a senior official at the Dubai Roads and Transport Authority (RTA).

Transport chiefs have reduced the number of employees working for Dubai Metro operator Serco as part of a plan to cut costs, it was revealed on Tuesday. Dubai's Rail Agency, part of the Roads and Transport Authority, also cut back the number of daily trains in operation