Dubai Metro, United Arab Emirates
System:
City population
1,492,000 (2006), forecast 5.25 million by 2020
Developer / operator
Roads & Transport Authority (RTA)
Date opening
Red Line: 2010
Green Line: August 2011
Purple Line: 2012
Blue Line: 2014
Total planned system length
320km by 2020
Gauge
1,435mm
Lines
Red Line: 52km
Green Line: 17.6km
Purple Line: 49km
Blue Line: 47km
Design speed (max.)
90km/h
Stations
Red: 29
Green: 18 (+2 Red Line interchanges)
Operating hours
Sat-Thurs: 6am to 11pm; Fri: 2pm to Midnight
Estimated investment
$4.2bn
Rolling Stock:
Number of trains required
87 (Red Line: 62 five-car sets, Green Line 25 three-car sets)
Builder
Kinki Sharyo
Power System:
Power supply
750VDC third rail
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