Dubai confirms plan to extend metro gadget
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Dubai’s metro device is set to endure expansion following Dubai’s 2020 Expo win, in step with Abdullah Yousef Al Ali, the CEO of the Roads and Transport Authority’s (RTA) rail arm.
“We did not finalise the alignment but we’re tendering the challenge very soon so that they can end sooner than Expo 2020,” he advised heart East Rail, with one document suggesting that tenders can be issued through April.
“it’ll be around 10-15km, depending on the alignment.” as much as four new stations are likely to be added.
The extension will push out from Jebel Ali to the Expo website online next to the new Al Maktoum world Airport – successfully providing an immediate connection between each city airports.
at the different end, in the meantime, Al Ali brought that work used to be progressing on a three.5km extension bringing the crimson line from its Rashadiya terminus out to Mirdif city Centre Mall.
“another mission we will be able to complete sooner than 2020 is the extension of the golf green Line, which is 20.6km. it’s going to lengthen to Al Jaddaf, with 11 stations serving areas akin to global city, academic city and Dubai Silicon Oasis,” said Al Ali.
Al Ali stated that for the reason that formation of the RTA in 2005 to advertise larger public transport use, the proportion of journeys has increased from six p.c to thirteen % remaining year, with experience numbers hiking from 163 million to 330 million. it’s concentrated on an increase to twenty percent of all journeys with the aid of 2020 and 30 p.c via 2030.
This might be additional boosted through the new Al Sufouh Tramway, on which check runs started previous this month. Al Ali mentioned phase one will have to start in November 2014 and include 11 stations alongside 10.4km of monitor. it will be linked to Dubai Metro at a few locations, together with Dubai Marina station.
A 2d phase, set to complete by 2020, will add a further seven stations and 5km, linking Burj Al Arab house and Mall of The Emirates.
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