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About metro

Metro
47 stations, 9 underground
2 transfer stations (Union Square and Khalid Bin Waled)
87 trains in the metro system
75 kilometres total
Train signaling: Fully-automated operation by Thales Rail Signaling Solution, minimum headway of 90 seconds
Metro Operations Hours


Sunday – Wednesday 5:50am to 00:00pm

Thursday 5:50am to 01:00am

Friday 1:00pm to 01:00am

Saturday 5:50am to 24:00pm



Trains
5-car trains
Each train can accommodate 643 passengers, seated and standing
The 5 cars on each train are split into 3 classes: Gold (VIP) class (1car), Women and children (1car), Silver class (3 cars)
Gold class has 18 seats and is furnished with luxorious interior and leader rating
Women and children class has space for strollers and bags
Silver class is finished in a combination of blues and greens
Driverless operation
Trained wardens to accompany passengers to help with emergencies
Seating arranged in a variety of ways, giving passengers the choice between Windows views and chatting with friends
All train cars have reserved wheelchair spaces for those with special needs
Policy of priority rating for elderly, injured, special needs and pregnant passengers
Variety of safety device on trains, including closed circuit television

Metro Stations
Every station will have bus connections, taxi pickup and places to lock bicykles
All stations have escalators and lifts where neccessary
There is a station every 1.5 km on average
Station types: Type 1 at grade, Type 2 regular elevated, Type 3 special elevated, Underground
Station Themes: Earth (12 stations), Water (13 stations), Air (11 stations), Fire (11 stations)
Roof shape is inspired by pearl diving heritage of the UAE

Red Line
29 stations: 24 elevated, 4 underground, 1 at ground level
Frequency every 3:45 minutes during peak times, 7:00 minutes during off-peak hours
Initially 38 trains in service, 51 trains in service by 2010
Initial capacity arend 11,675 passengers per direction per hour
52.1 km total, 4.7 km underground (under Dubai Creek)
Expected travel time one-way: 1 hour 12 min
Expected travel time round-trip: 2 hours 23 min

Green Line
20 stations: 12 eleveted, 8 underground
Initially 16 trains in service, 60 trains in service by end of 2010
Initial capacity around 6.394 passengers per direction per hour
22.5 km total
Expected travel time round-trip: 1 hour 23 minutes