Dubai Metro Launch

In a statement on Saturday, Mattar Al Tayer, chairman of the board and executive director ofRTA, said the project included the construction of ramps at the intersection of Emirates and Khawaneej roads, in addition to two bridges at Khawaneej Road.

The bridges will ease traffic flow into the station’s parking lot which can accommodate 2,714 vehicles. “This project has been undertaken as part of RTA drive to upgrade key roads network in the emirate and link them with the parking lots attached to Metro stations,” Al Tayer said.

“Rashidiya Station is a key station as it is the starting point of Dubai Metro Red Line,” he said.

“The station is 130 metres long and 30 metres wide and has a capacity to handle 11,000 passengers per hour per direction. The station has two entry points equipped with escalators and lifts to ensure smooth passenger traffic in and out of the station, along with a parking lot to accommodate 2,714 vehicles.”

Dubai Metro Launch
Dubai Metro LaunchAl Tayer further stated: “The ground floor of the parking building is designated for feeder buses, and the design of the building has been customized to accommodate articulated and double-decker buses. The building is also linked with a footbridge linking the other side of the road with the Metro station such that it won’t take more than three minutes to walk from the farthest parking slot to the entry of the station.”
Dubai Metro Launch
Dubai Metro Launch
Dubai Metro Launch
Dubai Metro Launch
Dubai Metro LaunchUAE Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum will officially launch Dubai Metro on September 9th, 2009.

The project will open with 10 key stations on the Red Line, namely: Rashidiya,Terminal 3 (Dubai International Airport), City Center, Al Rigga, Union, Khalid bin Al Waleed, Jafliah, Financial Center, Mall of the Emirates, and Nakheel Harbour and Tower. The remaining stations on the Red Line will be opened in phases over the next few months.

In a press conference held today at the RTA headquarters, Chairman of the Board and Executive Director of Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) Mattar Al Tayer said that launching Dubai Metro on September 9th is a true manifestation of the vision of Sheikh Mohammed, to enhance the infrastructure of the emirate of Dubai.

The RTA vision, which is based on section 3 of the Dubai Strategic Plan 2015 (Infrastructure Sector), is now being realised. The Dubai Metro Project has been completed in record-breaking time - less than 4 years since Sheikh Mohammed laid the foundation of the Project on March 21st, 2006.

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