11 facts about "Dubai Metro"
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The Dubai Metro set out on its first trip on the ninth of September 11 years ago, to move - with its movement between the various regions in the emirate - the transport and communications sector in the entire Arab region, to a new era of technological development in the creation and management of land transportation networks, used in This part of the world.
The establishment of the Dubai Metro and its success, as a distinct and modern service project, stimulated the authorities and institutions to work on establishing and implementing many advanced projects in the urban, tourism and economic fields, whether at the level of the emirate or at the level of the state and the region.
What is the Dubai Metro?
Get to know him quickly ... through these brief points:
A road transport means of transporting passengers via an automated train, without a driver.
The metro opened on September 9, 2009, at 09:09:09 pm, in Dubai, the second largest city in the UAE.
The construction cost of the project is 28 billion dirhams.
The project was able to reduce traffic congestion, reduce the time spent on commuting in transportation, and reduce pollution resulting from regular transportation.
The metro designs were drawn up by a consortium of Japanese companies, including Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.
The red line started operating with 10 stations, and with a running time not exceeding 10 minutes.
The metro set a Guinness Book of Records record in 2011, as the longest train in the world without a driver.
The number of Dubai Metro trains reaches 79, each with a capacity of 650 passengers.
- The number of passengers who were transported by the Dubai Metro, on its eighth anniversary, exceeded the one billion 28 million passengers.
- There is a smart storage system for metro spare parts, it is a closed automatic system, designed in the form of drawers.
The system works automatically by scanning the dimensions of each material, and provides storage solutions for various parts, according to their size, requirements and daily maintenance needs.
Last July, the Expo 2020 metro route, consisting of seven additional stations, was inaugurated, at a cost of 11 billion dirhams, to serve the exhibition area, and the surrounding residential and commercial areas.
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