Four years after a consortium called Dubai Rapid Link (DURL) was awarded a design and build contract, Dubai's Metro opens for business on Wednesday.
Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum will officially launch the mega rail project at 9pm on Wednesday with celebratory firework displays visible from Mall of the Emirates, Jafilliya, Creek Park and Festival City.
Ten stations on the Red Line will open on day one while the second phase - the Green Line - is scheduled for 2010 and will include a longer underground route covering the central business district of the emirate.
Tickets will start at AED1.80 with a multi-zone single trip costing a maximum of AED5.80.
Transport chiefs say the new rail system will help to curtail burgeoning road traffic demands, particularly during rush hours, and will contribute to a target of 30 percent public transport use.
Last week, it was revealed that the cost of the project has risen more than $3 billion since 2005 to $7.6 billion.
The seeds for the project were sown back in 1992, when a feasibility study known as R400 was completed and concluded that Dubai could no longer rely only on its roads to cater for its escalating traffic demands.
Dubai Metro facts:
Single longest automatic driverless system in the world
Maximum design speed: 110 kph
Average speed between stations: 45 kph
Red and Green interchange at underground stations at Burjuman and Union Square
Red Line - approximately 52km and 29 stations including 4 underground 24 elevated and 1 at grade.
Five car trains to include Gold Car with a section for women and children, and 4 Silver Cars.
Fully Air conditioned trains and stations.
Green Line - approximately 23km and 18 stations including 6 underground and 12 elevated.
Fares vary based on the number of zones passed, but generally, the fares range from AED1.80 for a short trip (less than 3km) to AED5.80 (for an all zone trip), with a maximum daily cap of AED14
Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum will officially launch the mega rail project at 9pm on Wednesday with celebratory firework displays visible from Mall of the Emirates, Jafilliya, Creek Park and Festival City.
Ten stations on the Red Line will open on day one while the second phase - the Green Line - is scheduled for 2010 and will include a longer underground route covering the central business district of the emirate.
Tickets will start at AED1.80 with a multi-zone single trip costing a maximum of AED5.80.
Transport chiefs say the new rail system will help to curtail burgeoning road traffic demands, particularly during rush hours, and will contribute to a target of 30 percent public transport use.
Last week, it was revealed that the cost of the project has risen more than $3 billion since 2005 to $7.6 billion.
The seeds for the project were sown back in 1992, when a feasibility study known as R400 was completed and concluded that Dubai could no longer rely only on its roads to cater for its escalating traffic demands.
Dubai Metro facts:
Single longest automatic driverless system in the world
Maximum design speed: 110 kph
Average speed between stations: 45 kph
Red and Green interchange at underground stations at Burjuman and Union Square
Red Line - approximately 52km and 29 stations including 4 underground 24 elevated and 1 at grade.
Five car trains to include Gold Car with a section for women and children, and 4 Silver Cars.
Fully Air conditioned trains and stations.
Green Line - approximately 23km and 18 stations including 6 underground and 12 elevated.
Fares vary based on the number of zones passed, but generally, the fares range from AED1.80 for a short trip (less than 3km) to AED5.80 (for an all zone trip), with a maximum daily cap of AED14
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