Dubai tram
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| Basic information | |
| Country | United Arab Emirates |
| city | Dubai |
| opening | November 11, 2014 |
| electrification | from beginning to |
| operator | Serco |
| Transport network | Dubai (RTA) |
| Infrastructure | |
| Gauge | 1435 mm ( standard gauge ) |
| Power system | 750 V = APS |
| Operating mode | Bidirectional operation |
| Stops | 11 |
| Depots | 2 |
| business | |
| Lines | 1 |
| Line length | 9.5 km |
| vehicles | 11 Alstom Citadis 402 |
| statistics | |
| Passengers | 5000 people / hour (max.) |
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The Dubai Tram ( Arabic ترام دبي, English Dubai Tram ) is a tram system in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates . On November 11, 2014, the first section Al Sufouh - Jumeirah Beach was opened by the head of state of the Emirate of Dubai , Sheikh Muhammad bin Raschid Al Maktum . In the current state of expansion, the route network consists of a single line in 1435 mm standard gauge. The tram is operated by the British service company Serco .
Geographical location
The double-track route leads from the Al Sufouh district along King Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud Street in a south-west direction. After the Mina Al Seyani station , the route turns left and runs between Al Marsa Street and the E11 motorway (Sheikh Zayed Road) to the high-rise buildings of Dubai Marina and the Jumeirah Lake Towers to the west . Here the trains turn in a loop and offer a connection to the Red Line of the metro at the two stations Dubai Marina and Jumeirah Lake Towers .
Another connection to rail-bound public transport is on the way to the Dubai Monorail , to the artificial island of Palm Jumeirah and there to the hotel complex The Palm Atlantis Dubai and the Aquaventure water park . However, there is a long walk through a parking garage between the tram stop and the terminal stop of the monorail (gateway) .
The expanding Dubai Media City is located next to the tram . In addition, there will be high-rise buildings in the Dubai Pearl district in future.
history
Planning and construction
The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), the state transport authority of Dubai, decided on this project because the district has had rapid population growth in recent years, both through new residents and through thousands of new jobs in the new buildings and high-rise districts. Since the red line of the metro, which opened in several sections between 2009 and 2011, runs around one kilometer further south and thus the coastal areas to the north cannot be optimally reached, the tram is intended to fill this gap as a feeder and distributor suitable for the masses, which is more efficient than feeder buses conclude.
Construction work on the first tram line in the United Arab Emirates began in January 2009. An American-Belgian-French consortium led by Alstom was awarded the contract to complete the first section by April 2011. However, the opening date had to be postponed several times - most recently to 2014 - due to construction delays, including the financial crisis in early 2010, during which there was also a complete construction freeze.
The costs of the first construction phase were estimated at around 500 million euros. The cost of the final expansion should be around 830 million euros.
future
The route currently in operation represents a start. In a second phase, it is to be extended by around 5 km in a north-east direction to the Mall of the Emirates metro station . The possibility of an additional extension to the old town of Dubai is being considered.
Infrastructure
route
The first section of the route runs over a length of 9.5 kilometers with nine stops. As with the metro, the stations are numbered in addition to the name of the station. The tram stops are numbered 01 to 11, whereas the numbering of the stations on the two metro lines does not start until 11. A later extension of the line will connect a further 5 kilometers with six stations. The line capacity is 5,000 people / hour.
For the first time in the world, the tram stops are closed and air-conditioned , and the platform screen doors - as with the metro - only open when the train stops. This is intended to increase operational safety and convenience.
The entire route is operated with an APS type conductor rail , which is laid in the track bed. The route therefore manages without overhead lines .
Depots
From the current terminus at Al Sufouh , the track continues more than a kilometer to the tram operation workshop. Another tram depot is at the other end of the route. The depots are designed for a capacity of 50 vehicles.
vehicles
11 seven-part railcars of the 402 series from the Citadis family of vehicles from the French rail vehicle manufacturer Alstom are currently in use. Despite the line-free operation of the route, the vehicles still have a pantograph , as some of the depots work with overhead lines. A 44-meter-long driver-controlled tram train can carry up to 408 passengers . Similar to the Dubai Metro, the vehicles each have a 1st class (Gold Class) , a standard class (Silver Class) and a separate compartment only for women and children. The technical parts of the vehicles have special protection against heat, penetrating sand and dust.
literature
- HaRakevet 109 (June 2015), p. 21 (109: 08, H, fh) [after: Maurits van den Toorn. In: Op de Rails 5/2015, pp. 250-254], cited: HaRakevet 109.
Web links
- Dubai tram .
- Dubai gets a tram called the Dubai Tram
- Dubai's first tram project taking shape in Al Sufouh (Gulf News, January 27, 2009)
- Dubai Roads & Transport Authority
Individual evidence
- ↑ HaRakevet 109 (June 2015), pp. 20f (109: 08, H, e) [based on: Maurits van den Toorn. In: Op de Rails 5/2015, pp. 250-254].
- ↑ Firms begin work on Al Sufouh tram project ( Memento of the original from April 26, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , UAE Interact, January 29, 2009
- ^ French group Alstom wins Dubai tram order , Reuters , April 29, 2008
- ↑ HaRakevet 109.
- ↑ HaRakevet 109.
- ↑ HaRakevet 109.
- ^ NN: Alstom reveals Dubai's first Al Sufouh tram . In: Railway Gazette v. June. 17.2013.
- ↑ HaRakevet 109.
