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Until 2016, the Dubai Metro was the world's longest driverless metro network with a route length of 75 kilometres (47 mi), as recognized by Guinness World Records in 2012. [13] The system was surpassed by the Vancouver SkyTrain in 2016 for the longest fully automated system in the world but regained the title in 2021 with the opening of Route 2020.
Etihad Rail (Arabic: الاتحاد للقطارات) is the developer and operator of the United Arab Emirates's national railway network. It was established in June 2009 under Federal Law No. 2 to manage the development, construction and operation of the United Arab Emirates' national freight and passenger railway network. [1]
The Red Line is currently one of two lines of the Dubai Metro network in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. [1] It runs from Centrepoint (formerly Rashidiya) in the east to Expo 2020 (formerly Expo 2020) in the west and travels parallel to Sheikh Zayed Road for most of its length. There are two interchange stations with the Green Line: Union and ...
RTA was established in 2005 by Law No. 17 - 2005. [6] It was launched by the Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE, and Emir of Dubai, Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum with the mission of developing integrated, sustainable and world-class transportation systems for residents of Dubai.
Dubai, being a globally recognized and go-to destination city with nearly 66.6 million visitors annually, has some challenges when it comes to traffic congestion between the two main roads that connect the other Emirates and the Dubai Emirate called: “UAE road” and “Mohammed Bin Zayed road”. [11]
In November 2015, Saudi Railways Organization (SRO) President Mohamed Al Suwaiket stated that implementation of the GCC Railway had begun in Oman and the United Arab Emirates, and would begin in Saudi Arabia within 2 months. [10] Qatar floated tenders for its portion of the Gulf Railway project in the summer of 2015, but later put the project ...
The station was previously called Jebel Ali, before it was renamed on June 30, 2015, to UAE Exchange following an agreement between Dubai's Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) and UAE Exchange. The naming agreement was inked as part of RTA's rebranding strategy. [1] The station is located next to another auxiliary depot used by the Dubai Metro.
The Blue Line is a planned rapid transit line of the Dubai Metro in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.It will be the third metro line in the city, after the Red and Green lines, [1] with a total length of 30 kilometres and 14 stations, connecting the neighbourhoods of Ras Al Khor Industrial Area, Al Warqaa, Mirdif, Dubai Creek Harbour, Dubai Silicon Oasis, Dubai Academic City, and Dubai ...