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UAE Vice President commissions trial operation of Dubai Metro
Dubai, Sept. 21, 2008 (WAM) - Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum yesterday launched the trial operation of Dubai Metro which ran for 11 kilometres between Jebel Ali Station and Ibn Battuta Mall Station.
Sheikh Mohammed was accompanied by H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and H.H. Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum, Dubai Deputy Ruler.
Also present were H.E. Mohammed Abdullah Al Gergawi, Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs, Lt. General Dhahi Khalfan Tamim, Commander General of Dubai Police, Khalifa Saeed Sulaiman, Director of Dubai Protocol Department, senior officials and the engineering and technical teams of the Metro.
Matar Mohammed Al Tayer, Chairman '&' CEO of Dubai Roads '&' Transport Authority (RTA), briefed Sheikh Mohammed on the Jebel Ali Station, one of 24 elevated stations with a design capacity for 11,000 passengers per hour.
The 130-meter long and 30-meter wide station has two entrances equipped with escalators and lifts.
Al Tayer said that 19 pedestrian crossings will be installed on the Sheikh Zayed Road to ease traffic for the metro commuters.
The train started its trial run with a 30 km/h speed and accelerated to 90 km/h.
Sheikh Mohammed also commissioned the Metro's internet wireless service (Wi-Fi) which covers all Red Line and Green Line coaches. The service, provided by Du, allows passengers to use their lap-tops during the journey.
The train on trial consists of five coaches and can accommodate up to 643 passengers.
Sheikh Mohammed congratulated the Dubai metro teams and praised their efforts in rolling out one of the UAE and Dubai's landmarks.
Al Tayer expressed the hope that the project will contribute in boosting UAE economy and its march for comprehensive and sustainable development.
Once completed, the Dh15.5 billion Dubai Metro will be the world's largest automated driverless metro system, with Green and Red Lines extending 75 kilometres and consisting of 47 stations, including 10 underground stations. There are 24,000 engineers, technicians and workers involved in construction of the project, plus 105 sub-contractors.
Sheikh Mohammed was accompanied by H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and H.H. Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum, Dubai Deputy Ruler.
Also present were H.E. Mohammed Abdullah Al Gergawi, Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs, Lt. General Dhahi Khalfan Tamim, Commander General of Dubai Police, Khalifa Saeed Sulaiman, Director of Dubai Protocol Department, senior officials and the engineering and technical teams of the Metro.
Matar Mohammed Al Tayer, Chairman '&' CEO of Dubai Roads '&' Transport Authority (RTA), briefed Sheikh Mohammed on the Jebel Ali Station, one of 24 elevated stations with a design capacity for 11,000 passengers per hour.
The 130-meter long and 30-meter wide station has two entrances equipped with escalators and lifts.
Al Tayer said that 19 pedestrian crossings will be installed on the Sheikh Zayed Road to ease traffic for the metro commuters.
The train started its trial run with a 30 km/h speed and accelerated to 90 km/h.
Sheikh Mohammed also commissioned the Metro's internet wireless service (Wi-Fi) which covers all Red Line and Green Line coaches. The service, provided by Du, allows passengers to use their lap-tops during the journey.
The train on trial consists of five coaches and can accommodate up to 643 passengers.
Sheikh Mohammed congratulated the Dubai metro teams and praised their efforts in rolling out one of the UAE and Dubai's landmarks.
Al Tayer expressed the hope that the project will contribute in boosting UAE economy and its march for comprehensive and sustainable development.
Once completed, the Dh15.5 billion Dubai Metro will be the world's largest automated driverless metro system, with Green and Red Lines extending 75 kilometres and consisting of 47 stations, including 10 underground stations. There are 24,000 engineers, technicians and workers involved in construction of the project, plus 105 sub-contractors.
