His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, affirmed that the march of sustainable development in the UAE is supported by qualitative and infrastructure projects that rank among the highest efficiency and reliability in the world developed with Emirati minds and international experiences, according to the best standards and specifications In line with the goals aimed at granting everyone who lives on the land of this giving country, whether it is a citizen or a resident, and everyone who visits our country as a honored guest, the best quality of life and the highest level of services that guarantee for everyone the well-being, comfort and happiness in the short and long term.
Deputy Head of State: - "The world is heading towards a new stage that some may not prepare for ... but our strategy is based on tight planning that takes into account all possibilities." - “The march of development in the Emirates is supported by qualitative projects and high-quality infrastructure developed with Emirati minds and international experiences.” “Dubai Metro is a civilized project that translates our vision for the future of the transportation sector and sustainable, environmentally friendly mobility solutions.” |
His Highness said: “The Emirates have great goals and aspirations high, high the vigor and determination of their children, and today we are going in various paths of development with confidence and a clear vision and determination to reach the highest levels of excellence in various fields, our goal is to provide people with everything that guarantees their comfort, stability and happiness, and that we establish for future generations reasons Lift, progress and prosperity ».
His Highness added: “The world today is heading towards a new stage that some may not have prepared for, but our strategy is based on good preparation for the future with tight planning that takes into account all possibilities, and we have a balance of plans, minds and competencies, which helps us to pass this exceptional stage at the world level. We have the ability and experience to deal with all variables to continue working, avoiding obstacles, exploring opportunities, and maximizing results down to the expected tomorrow. ”
This came during the inauguration of His Highness, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, in the presence of His Highness Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, First Deputy Chairman of the Executive Council, and His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Dubai Civil Aviation Authority, Supreme President Emirates Group, and His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of Dubai Media Council, the official operation of the 2020 route of Dubai Metro, which runs from Jebel Ali Station on the Red Line to Expo 2020 station, with a length of 15 kilometers, and includes seven Stations, at a cost of 11 billion dirhams, and the track will be opened to the public in September.
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum was received, upon his arrival at the Jebel Ali Station of the Dubai Metro, the Director General and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Roads and Transport Authority, Matar Mohammed Al Tayer, where his Highness and his companions watched a movie on the pathway project 2020, which is being implemented Within the framework of the strategic vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, to achieve sustainable growth in the Emirate of Dubai, and to develop world-class infrastructures and services that meet the requirements of the continued growth of the city of the future, and achieve the directions of the UAE to prepare for the next fifty years, as the project comes in implementation of the comprehensive plan that I set The Roads and Transport Authority to provide mass transportation systems that include metro and tram lines and other buses and maritime transport, and to achieve integration between the various transportation systems.
The film sheds light on the areas served by the 2020 track, and its population density is estimated at more than 270 thousand people, and includes the parks, Discovery Gardens, Al Furjan, Jumeirah Golf Estates, and Dubai Investment Park, in addition to the site of Expo 2020.
The length of the track is 15 km, including 11.8 km above ground level, and 3.2 km below ground level, and includes seven stations, including a reciprocal station with the red line, an iconic station at the Expo 2020 site, three overhead stations, and two tunnel stations. The 2020 track provides a safe and easy transportation for visitors of the Expo and several regions in Dubai alike, and it will be a vital and strategic artery connecting the various regions of Dubai with Al Maktoum International Airport in the future, to remain a witness to a new and important stage in the history of Dubai, and a symbol of sustainability, progress and innovation for current and future generations.
Subsequently, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum and his companions toured the “Jebel Ali” station, which is a reciprocal station on the red line similar to the design of the current metro stations, in order to preserve the identity and shape of the stations on Sheikh Zayed Street, and an area of 8800 square meters, And its capacity reaches 320 thousand passengers daily, then His Highness took the new Dubai Metro train, which made some additions and modifications to the interior design of metro cars, including allocating the last vehicle to women and children, and maintaining part of the first vehicle for the gold class, while the rest of the vehicles are allocated to the silver class , With occasional redistribution of seats in the gold, longitudinally in the silver, and the women and children cart.
The train stopped at the "Expo 2020" station, which is characterized by its unique design in the form of plane wings, to reflect the launch of the future city of Dubai towards innovation, and His Highness and his companions toured the station, which has a total area of 18 thousand and 800 square meters, and a capacity of 522 thousand passengers per day in Both directions, with an average of 29 thousand passengers per hour in both directions. The station includes two platforms for passenger boarding and three tracks, and it was linked from the eastern side with the "Expo" and "Expo Expo", and it was linked from the western side with the commercial center and the urban complex, and its design was taken into consideration to integrate with the public transportation system, where bus and taxi stops were allocated.
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum unveiled the memorial of the Expo 2020 station, which is a work of art sculpted in Arabic calligraphy inspired by the great meanings of the phrase “I believe in God” that came at the beginning of his poem “The Beginning of Fifty”, which is evident It includes faith in God Almighty, wisdom, and foreseeing the future, and includes in its folds motivating young people and urging them to achieve achievements, and reach the homeland to the highest levels.
The memorial was designed by the international artist El Seed, with a height of 1.5 meters, a width of 3.5 meters, and was placed on a base of one meter high and four meters wide, and the artist chose to have the letters balanced and consistent in their composition, which depicts a harmonious scene in which flexibility, firmness and expression of Balancing the details of the past and its harmony with the future vision, and decorating the artwork in blue to match the prevailing color in the station, as it is a dominant color in nature, and symbolizes stability, loyalty, confidence, intelligence and peace. A memorial photo was taken with His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum with the team supervising the implementation of the 2020 track.
The Director General and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Roads and Transport Authority, Matar Mohammed Al Tayer, emphasized that the Dubai Metro project in general and the 2020 track is one of the good ideas of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, to provide world-class infrastructure According to his firm conviction of the importance of the metro system in achieving the requirements of the future urban growth of the Emirate of Dubai, and that the metro is the backbone of the transportation system that connects the various vital areas in the emirate.
He said: “The (Masar 2020) project received the support and follow-up of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, and His Highness Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, starting with the idea of the project through design and then implementation of various The main works of the project, up to the official launch. ”
He added: «The capacity of the route (for the 2020 route) is estimated at about 46 thousand passengers per hour in both directions (23 thousand passengers in one direction per hour), and according to studies prepared by (the authority) it is expected that the number of users of the 2020 track will reach about 125 thousand passengers per day In 2021, it will rise to nearly 275 thousand passengers per day by 2030, and studies have shown that about 35 thousand visitors daily using the Expo 2020 station to reach the exhibition site during the weekdays, and the number rises to 47 thousand visitors per day during weekends , And this number represents approximately 29% of the total number of expected daily visitors to the Expo ».
The opening of the “Pathway 2020” project contributes to achieving many technical and economic benefits. At the technical level, it contributes to reducing traffic congestion in the regions and hubs it serves by up to 25%. It also contributes to reducing carbon emissions (CO2) by 100 thousand tons in 2022. , Rising to 170 thousand tons in 2030.
On the economic level, the track contributes to increasing the rental value and sale of residential and commercial buildings that are located at a distance between 250 meters to 500 meters from metro stations, with a rate ranging between 20 and 30%, and providing the value of time wasted in traffic congestion, by about 3.5 billion dirhams in 2022, It rises to seven billion dirhams in 2030, in addition to reducing the losses resulting from traffic accidents, which is estimated at 130 million dirhams in 2022, rising to 260 million dirhams in 2030, and the path contributes to increasing the competitiveness of the Emirate of Dubai in attracting international companies to invest in The emirate, as well as hosting international conferences and exhibitions, and the value of these benefits is estimated at 1.7 billion dirhams in 2022, rising to 2.7 billion dirhams in 2030.
The 2020 track will be opened to the public in September, and the operation details will be announced later, and the Roads and Transport Authority will continue, through the operating company of the metro, with tests and operational experiences in the coming period. The trial operation is divided into four phases, the first phase has been completed and is called « The static test, ”and the work is currently continuing in the second stage, which is the“ mobile test ”, and the third period will be conducted, which is the experimental operational tests, in which the efficiency of the performance of the entire system (System Reliability) is proven, and the stability of the operational systems is confirmed ( System Stability), and the fourth stage is the operational experiments carried out by the train operator.
101 km total length of the railway
With the opening of the 2020 track to extend the red line for the Dubai Metro, the total length of the Dubai metro lines (red and green) will increase to 90 km, and the total length of the railways will increase to 101 km, including 90 km for the Dubai Metro, and 11 km along the Dubai Tramway.
50 trains with a new interior design
The contract for the implementation of the 2020 route included the supply of 50 trains, including 15 trains to serve the "Expo" exhibition, and 35 trains to improve the service level of the Dubai Metro, and many improvements were made to the design of the new trains to provide more comfort for passengers and increase the capacity of the vehicles, as the last vehicle was allocated for women And children, and remained part of the first carriage of the gold class, while the rest of the carriages were allocated to the silver class, with occasional redistribution of seats «Transversal» in the gold class, and the longitudinal length in the silver and the women and children carriage.
Connecting the two airports
A major metro line will be provided between Terminal 1 and Building 3 at Dubai Airport and Expo 2020, in addition to bus lines from Expo 2020 to the terminal at Al Maktoum Airport, to facilitate the movement of exhibition visitors from the two airports. In the future, the route to Al Maktoum Airport will be extended approximately 3.4 km to ensure the two airports are connected.
7 stations
The 2020 lane includes seven stations, one of which is a crossover station with the red line, one station on the site of "Expo", and three
High stations, two tunnels, and stations are:
Jebel Ali Station: It is a reciprocal station with the Red Line, with an area of 8,800 square meters, and a length of 150 meters. Its carrying capacity is estimated at 17,000 passengers per hour during peak times, and about 320,000 passengers per day.
- Gardens Station: The second station on the 2020 lane, which is an overhead station, has an area of 8,100 square meters, and its length is 168 meters, and its capacity is 6773 passengers per hour during peak times, and about 125 thousand passengers per day.
Discovery Gardens Station: Overhead station, with an area of 8,600 square meters, with a length of 168 meters, and a capacity of 4,215 passengers per hour during peak times, and about 125,000 passengers daily.
- Al Furjan Station: An upper station, covering an area of 8400 square meters, and a length of 168 meters, and a capacity of 4,746 passengers per hour during peak times, and about 125,000 passengers per day.
Jumeirah Golf Estates: The largest tunnel station in Dubai, with an area of 28,700 square meters, with a length of 232 meters, and a capacity of approximately 11,555 passengers per hour during peak times, and about 250,000 passengers per day.
Dubai Investment Park Station: It is the second tunnel station, with an area of 27 thousand square meters, and a length of 226 meters, and a capacity of 13 thousand and 899 passengers per hour during peak times, and about 250 thousand passengers per day.
“Expo 2020” station: It is the station of the icon located at the end of the 2020 track, and it generally serves visitors of the “Expo” exhibition. The station is distinguished by its unique design in the shape of plane wings, to reflect Dubai's departure towards the future and the horizons of innovation. The area of the station is 18 thousand and 800 square meters, its length is 119 meters, and its capacity is 29 thousand passengers per hour during peak times, and about 522 thousand passengers daily.
Mohammed bin Rashid: We announced 47 months ago the extension of the Dubai Metro red line at a cost of 11 billion dirhams .. Today we are launching our project .. 50 trains .. 7 stations .. 125,000 passengers daily .. 12,000 engineers and technicians and 80 million working hours to get our work done In his time as we promised .. we say what we do .. and do what we say .. this is Dubai. # Emirates_Today pic.twitter.com/zpBS9OhEm9
- Emirates Today (@emaratalyoum) July 8, 2020