11 facts about the Dubai Metro on the anniversary of its launch, which falls today

The Dubai Metro set off on its first trip on the same date on this day 11 years ago, transporting its movement between the various regions in the emirate, not only passengers, but also the transport and transportation sector in the entire Arab region, to a new era of technical development in the establishment 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 completing many advanced projects in all urban, tourism and economic fields, whether at the level of the emirate or at the level of the state and the region.

Who is the Dubai Metro?

Get to know him quickly with these brief points:

• A means of road transport to transport passengers via an automated train operating 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 prepared by a consortium of Japanese companies, including Mitsubishi Heavy Industries

• The red line started operating with only 10 stations, and with a running time not exceeding 10 minutes.

• The metro set a Guinness World Records record in 2011 as the longest driverless train in the world.

• There are 79 Dubai Metro trains, each with a capacity of 650 passengers.

• The number of passengers carried by the Dubai Metro on its eighth founding day exceeded one billion and 28 million passengers.

There is a smart storage system for metro spare parts, which 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 and according to the requirements and needs of the daily maintenance work.

• Last July, the Expo 2020 metro route, consisting of 7 additional stations, was launched at a cost of 11 billion dirhams, to serve the exhibition area and the surrounding residential and commercial areas.

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