Dubai Metro And Burj Dubai

The Dubai Metro will be a fully automated metro network that is under construction in the city of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. The network will have two third rail collection system powered lines that will both run underground in the city center and on elevated viaducts elsewhere on double tracks. It will be the first train to run in the Middle East. Completion of the first section of the system is projected for 2009.


There are two lines which use 99 five-car trains each 75-meters long with seat for 400 passengers :

1- Red Line: 50-kilometer (31-mile) line with 35 stations from Jebel Ali Port, the American University in Dubai, through the city center, and to the Airport Free Zone.

2 - Green Line: 20-kilometer (12.4-mile) line with 22 stations from Festival City, through the city center, Dubai International Airport Terminals 1 and 3, and to Rashidiya.

3 - Blue Line: 47-kilometer line along Emirates Road, the exact route is currently unknown.


When completed, Dubai Metro will have a total of 70 kilometres (43.5 miles) of lines, and 42 stations (including 9 underground stations). It is estimated that it will comprise of 12 % of the total trips in Dubai. Each station will have its own car park, taxi stand and bus stop. Dubai Municipality Public Transport Department projects to carry 1.2 million passengers on an average day, 27,000 passengers per hour for each line, and 355 million passengers per year once both lines are fully operational. This is how downtown Dubai is going to look in 2009. With the new addition the tallest tower in the world the Burj Dubai.















The Burj Dubai is a skyscraper currently under construction, since April 15, 2005. Its final height is officially being kept a secret due to competition; however, figures released by a contractor on the project have suggested a height of around 808 m. (2650 ft). The total number of floors stands at around 162. The tower is designed by Skidmore, Owings And Merrill, who also designed the Sears Tower in Chicago and the unbuilt Freedom Tower in New York City, among numerous other buildings. The interior will be decorated by Giorgia Armani. An Armani Hotel will occupy the lower 37 floors. Floors 45 through 108 will have 700 private apartments in 64 floors (which, according to the developer, sold out within eight hours of going on sale). Corporate offices and suites will fill most of the remaining floors, except for a 123rd floor lobby and 124th floor indoor/outdoor observation deck. The spire will also hold communications equipment. An outdoor zero-entry swimming pool will be located on the 78th floor of the tower. It will also feature the world's fastest elevator, at 18 m/s (65 km/h, 40 mph). Thats like fast !!!. If you are looking for a great place to live, come to Dubai.