Transport in Dubai
This article needs to be updated.(January 2016) |
The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) was formed by the decree number 17 for the year 2005.
RTA is responsible for planning and providing the requirements of transport, roads & traffic in the Emirate of Dubai, and between Dubai and other Emirates of the UAE, neighboring countries in order to provide an effective & an integrated transport system.
Roads
Because of the growing population, commuters in Dubai experience a high amount of
Traffic congestion, the single biggest concern among Dubai's 1.44 million residents, inflicts losses of Dh4.6 billion or 3.15% of the emirate's Dh146 billion GDP a year. The city has a car ownership rate of 541 cars per 1,000 population. This figure exceeds that of cities like New York City [444 cars per 1,000 population], London [345 cars per 1,000 population] and Singapore [111 cars per 1,000 population]. If this trend continues, then by 2020, there will be 5.3 million registered cars in Dubai.[3]
A further 500 km of roads plus 120 multi-level interchanges will also be built before 2020 at a cost of around 44 billion dirhams ($12 billion) as transport chiefs in the emirate aim to improve life for motorists.[4]
Taxis
Dubai also has an extensive
Dubai Metro
The Dubai Metro currently operates three lines. The construction contract for the project was given to Dubai Rapid Link (DURL),[8] a consortium led by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, in 2005. The construction of the red line began in September 2005 and the red line started operating on 9 September 2009, with its extension opened in 2010, 2013 and 2021. There are currently 31 stations on the red line. The construction of green line started in 2006 and the green line opened on 9 September 2011. There were initially 18 stations and two more stations were added in 2014. The Green Line runs from Etisalat by e& to Creek and the Red Line from Centrepoint to Expo 2020 and the Red Branch Line runs from Jabal Ali to UAE Exchange
Three new lines and extension of the two existing are planned but currently no concrete construction plan has been confirmed.
Currently, the total length of the metro system is 89.6 km, within which 13 km is built underground.
Seven monorails are also slated to be constructed to help feed the Dubai Metro, connecting various places such as Dubailand, the Palm Jumeirah and other districts the main track. The first of these, the Palm Jumeirah Monorail, opened on 30 April 2009. Four stations are in operation, while one more station is expected to be added in the future.
Bus
Dubai has a very large bus system run by the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA). The bus system has 193 routes on weekdays and transports over 30 million people weekly.[citation needed] The Public Transport bus system is large and advanced.
The (RTA) runs 1,616 buses around the whole emirate. From dubai logistics city in the West to the Al Quasis Industrial area in East Dubai. The buses will be of various sizes & models. The new fleet was expected to be fully operational by the end of 2008.[9] Under brand name Dubai Bus an extensive bus system is operated. Some bus lines are feeders for the metro system. 656 of 1500 bus stops are equipped with airconditioned shelters. The bus fleet consists almost entirely of low floor European-made, air-conditioned buses by Neoplan, Mercedes-Benz, Volvo, Solaris and VDL. Although the city of Dubai is growing year by year, the number of passengers is hardly rising. It is possible that this is a result of constant metro extensions. In August 2019, the Road and Transport Authority (RTA) announced that a new night bus service (runs from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m.) will be launched, along with 11 more routes that will be enhanced in terms of timings and connections.[10]
2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | |
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Lines | 97 | 99 | 103 - 105 | 105 - 11 | 105 - 120 | ||
Trips | 3,230,190 | 3,657,990 | 3,713,212 | 3,885,636 | |||
Passengers | 110,399,157 | 107,407,948 | 107,806,085 | 115,670,587 | 135,519,872[11] | 134,752,549 | 151,069,499 |
Trams
As of April 2008, there were two expected tram systems to be built in Dubai by 2011. The first was the Dubai Trolley, and the second was the Dubai Tram.
The Dubai Trolley is a 4.6 km (2.9 mi) tram service that was planned to serve the area around the
At the same time, the
The trams for the network will be 44 m (144 ft) long, have a capacity of 300 passengers and will travel at a maximum speed of 50 km/h (31 mph) and an average commercial speed of 20 km/h (12 mph). Running for 20 h each day, it will take only 30 min to ride the entire length of the system The Dubai Tram uses
Ports and water travel
Dubai is served by two large commercial ports,
One of the more traditional means of getting across Dubai Creek between Bur Dubai and Deira is on abras, small boats that ferry passengers across the Creek between stations in Bastakiya and Bani Yas Road, for a nominal charge of 1 UAE dirhams. They can be rented, along with an operator, for 100 UAE dirhams, approximately US$27.
The Marine Transport Agency, part of the Road and Transportation Agency, started the Dubai Water Bus System on Dubai Creek in July 2007. Years ago there used to be a seaplane service which used to take passengers to other parts of the emirates.
Air travel
This section needs to be updated.(November 2014) |
Dubai is investing heavily in developing the reach of its airline Emirates. The hope is to develop Dubai's air transportation industry to the point that passengers from any city can fly direct to Dubai. When Emirates Airline receives the Boeing 777-200LR aircraft—part of its November 2005 order for forty-two 777s—it will be able to offer direct flights to nearly any major city in the world. The airline has also placed an order for 45 of Airbus's A380 superjumbo double-decker aircraft, the largest of which has a capacity of 641 passengers. The A380 aircraft have been flying since August 2008.
In addition
See also
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External links
- Shane, Daniel. "Dubai taxis third best in world, says study". arabianbusiness.com. Retrieved January 7, 2017.