The Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), said that the achievement of Dubai’s Route 2020 project has exceeded 12%. “Work in Route 2020 Project is progressing according to the approved schedule and the achievement rate had exceeded 12%. The project contractor is currently inserting piles at a depth of 25 to 30 meters, and works had started in casting concrete pillars of the metro viaduct. This stage would be a milestone in the progress chart of the project works marking the emergence of the project components, which would be visible to road users and inhabitants of nearby areas,” Al Tayer said.
The statement was made during his visit in France to check the work progress of the manufacturing of 50 new trains for Dubai Metro. Alstom was selected to supply the new trains with 15 units for Expo 2020 line and the other 35 trains will upgrade the level of service of Dubai Metro.
“The RTA has introduced some additions and modifications to the interior design of the metro carriages such as dedicating the last carriage for ladies and children and leaving part of the first carriage for the Gold Class and other carriages for Silver Class. Seats will be transversal in the Gold Class, and longitudinal in the Silver Class as well as Ladies & Children Carriage. The exterior design of trains will remain as it is to maintain the design identity of the Dubai Metro and its familiar colours to the public,” said Al Tayer.
Route 2020 extends approximately 15 km from Nakheel Harbour and Tower Station on the Red Line, comprising 11.8 km as an elevated track and 3.2 km as an underground track. It has 7 stations, including an interchange station, one station at Expo site, 3 elevated stations and 2 underground stations. The capacity of Route 2020 is 46 thousand riders per hour in both directions (23 thousand riders per hour per direction). The ridership of the Route is expected to hit 125 thousand riders per day by 2020 and the number is expected to shoot up to 275 thousand riders per day by 2030.
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