International City - Phase III

[wayneis]

There is NO Metro Rail Link planned for International City, not sure where you are getting your information from, check the government web sites no mention of International City

Network line link here
taken from the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA).

Gulf News Paper Article published 6th October 2006 here speaks about 4 lines Unfortunately no mention of any line traveling to International City


Link to Dubai Metro English here

From the Dubai Government Official Metro Web site

The project will be delivered in two phases wherein the first stage will construct the Red Line and will run along the famous Sheikh Zayed Road, on a viaduct. The second phase that will deliver the Green line will be built mostly underground. The Red line (Phase I) is marked for completion on September, 2009 while the Green Line (Phase II) is scheduled to be completed in March 2010.

[buddy]

Many thanks Ali for all the info

Originally Posted by Ali54

Hi Buddy!
Not sure if I can answer all your questions to your satisfaction. But will try: Dubai is growing. No matter what people say about it. The work on the Metro is well in progress, expected to start runing in under a year time in the view of most optimistic residents of Dubai. It goes through the IC which will be a good addition to the value of propeties there. I did not visit the IC during my this visit as I had done so in April. I was told that no new activity was there as far as the construction work is concern. There was some activity in April for testing the soil and leveling the ground in the P3 area. I have no idea about the current price of any aprtment in Vancouver Tower. But as I mentioned before, it is likely that work on the VT is very likely to start soon (i.e. 2-3 months, I was told). Once the construction work starts and people come to the believe that building is going to built soon, I am sure the price of any unsold apartment will spike higher. This is aparently why the Al Attar group don't mind to refund any client who wants to give up on his purchase at this stage.
Regards.
Ali

[buddy]

Wayneis,

This news item was published on 24 May 2007 in Gulf News. More current than yours dated October 2006. If you've not heard of the Purple Line(that goes along the Emirates Road with a station @ IC3) you could GOOGLE that then.


Third Metro line to be built for Dh10b
By Ashfaq Ahmed, Staff Reporter


Dubai: Dubai Metro's Purple Line will mainly serve passengers between Dubai International Airport and Jebel Ali Airport, said a senior official.

The Roads and Transport Authority yesterday announced a third track to Dubai Metro called the Purple Line after the Red and Green Lines, which are being constructed.

The 49km Purple Line will be a fast track line connecting Dubai International Airport and the under construction Jebel Ali International Airport.

"The Purple Line will be built at an estimated cost of Dh10 billion and it will mainly serve passengers commuting between the two airports in addition to major communities in those areas," said Mattar Al Tayer, Chairman of the Board and Executive Director of the RTA.

"The project has been launched following directives by His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, to link major urban projects with public transport systems, including metro, public buses and water transport," he said.

He said the RTA and Department of Civil Aviation will jointly bear the cost of the project.

Stations

The Purple Line will have eight stations, including three major stations with check-in facilities for passengers intending to travel from either of the two airports.

"Passengers will be able to check in at the stations, take boarding passes, take the train to travel straight to the airport without any trouble," Al Tayer said.

The Purple Line will have high-speed trains with a maximum speed of 135km to 160km per hour while the average speed of the train will be 100km per hour compared to the average speed of 45km per hour of trains on the Red and Green Lines.

The train on the Purple Line will cover the 49km distance, including stoppage at the stations within 40 minutes. Construction will start in March 2009 and is scheduled to finish in 45 months in December 2012.

Starting from Dubai International Airport, the Purple Line will pass through Festival City, Jadaf, Business Bay and will run on Al Khail Road serving vital residential and commercial projects.

The RTA yesterday signed an agreement with an international consultant Parsons Brickerhoff (PB) to carry out consultancy services including the initial designs of the Purple Line. "We will start design works this month and it will be complete in May 2008," said Stuart L. Wallace, Chairman of PB Middle East.

Tender

Al Tayer said the project will offered for tendering in May 2008. He made it clear that there may be changes in a number of stations and facilities after the design study is complete.

The train on Purple Lines will be a different from the ones selected for the Red and Green Lines. Each train on the purple line will have nine carriages including dedicated carriages for luggage in addition to separate compartments for women and children.

The Purple Line will also have automated operations with driverless trains to ensure safety of passengers. The stations will have parking facilities for cars and will also be integrated with other modes of transportation included public buses and taxis.

Currently, two metro lines are under construction at the cost of Dh15.5 billion. The total length of these two lines is 75 km including a 52 km Red Line and 23 km Green Line. The Red Line will be operational in September 2009 while the Green Line will be ready in March 2010.

Tram network to serve communities

Some major stations of the Purple Line and the Red Lines will be linked by tram network to serve communities between the two Dubai Metro Lines, said a senior official.

"We will provide link by tram system to connect a few major stations on both the lines," said Mattar Al Tayer, Chairman of the Board and Executive Director of the Dubai Roads and Transport Authority. The Red Line will run on Shaikh Zayed Road while the Purple Line will be built on the parallel Al Khail Road.

The Purple Line will also have link with the Red Line at the Dubai International Airport station. "We are studying the possibility of linking the Purple Line with the Green Line as well," he added.

Cost

Estimated Cost: Dh10 billion - Track length: 49 km
Construction period: 45 months --Work start: March 2009
Work complete: December 2012

[Ali54]

I seem to be having problem with reply Wayneis re the Dubai Metro and IC (the system will not allow me to post my full answer. There is hoiwever further two lines (Ble and Purple) to bu added to the current two line (Red and Green). The blue line goes along the Emirates road.

[Ali54]

Dear Wayneis! Thanks for your comment. If you would make a little more effort to view all the up to date web based pages and if you are not colour blind (your referenced map has only the Red and Green lines) you will see that the latest addition of the Blue and Purple lines into the Dubai Metro are linking all the new and proposed projects such the International City (IC) and Dubai Land in the desert. The Blue line goes along the Emirates Road and the IC is located very close to the Emirates road. I am sure you wouldn't wish the line goes underneath of your building. Please smile and be optimistic as much as you can.
Though my information in the previous message were based on my personal talk with local people in Dubai you may also wish to view the proposed Metro routes in the up to date Wikimedia web site map (the system here somehow did not allow me quote the full website address for you). I think Buddy also has just posted some more information on this matter. Thanks Buddy for helping me to get away from Wayneis who seemed to abit angry with initial comments (smile).

Cheer up.

Ali

[buddy]

Thanks Ali,
I had the same problem posting the URL as the system tells me I have not posted enough to be able to use that facility. Thats why I copied and pasted the article on the purple line.
Anyhow, I am happy with my investment and even if the metro start date delays I would not be too bothered.
Ali, did you receive Al Attar's correspondence today? Apparently it contained a letter from Nakheel in its attachment. I however opened an empty attachment, only to find the Al Attar logo. I have replied the email advising them to resend it perhaps in a more friendly format such as 'MS Word'. Did you have a similar difficulty?
Cheers!

Originally Posted by Ali54

Dear Wayneis! Thanks for your comment. If you would make a little more effort to view all the up to date web based pages and if you are not colour blind (your referenced map has only the Red and Green lines) you will see that the latest addition of the Blue and Purple lines into the Dubai Metro are linking all the new and proposed projects such the International City (IC) and Dubai Land in the desert. The Blue line goes along the Emirates Road and the IC is located very close to the Emirates road. I am sure you wouldn't wish the line goes underneath of your building. Please smile and be optimistic as much as you can.
Though my information the previous message were based on my personal talk with local people in Dubai you may also wish to view the proposed Metro routes in the up to date Wikimedia web site map (the system here somehow did not allow me quote the full website address for you). I think Buddy also has just posted some more information on this matter. Thanks Buddy for helping me to get away from Wayneis who seemed to abit angry with initial comments (smile).

Cheer up.

Ali

[M.B]

HI ALL
METRO(BLUELINE)

Third line to be added to Dubai Metro project

Date:22/03/2006

Dubai: A third route called the Blue Line will be added to the Dubai Metro system, for which the groundbreaking ceremony was held on Tuesday.

His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, flagged off the construction work of Dubai Metro at the groundbreaking ceremony in a hall which resembled an underground Metro station.

"The Metro project is a stepping stone to other developments in the transport system including road and water transport," Mattar Al Tayer, Executive Director of the Dubai Roads and Transport Authority, told delegates at the ceremony.

Abdul Majeed Khawja, Director of Dubai Metro Department, told Gulf News that the Blue Line will serve communities along the Emirates Road. It will be 47km long and will provide a shuttle service between Dubai International Airport and the new airport at Jebel Ali, he said.

"The Blue Line will be operational in 2011. Currently, we are in the process of appointing consultants," Khawja said, adding that both the Red and the Green Lines will be extended to cope with the demands of the expanding city. The Green Line will be extended to the Business Bay and the Red Line will be extended to Jebel Ali Port.

"The Metro is designed to achieve an integrated transportation solution, taking into consideration other modes of transport including buses, taxis and abras [water taxis]," Al Tayer said. "The aim of transport integration is to complement these other modes of transport and incorporate strategic bus/boat feeder points with flexible and user-friendly Metro interchange stations."

The integrated system is expected to be used by 46,042 passengers per minute during peak hours in 2010 and 118,335 passengers per minute at peak hours by 2020. Al Tayer said the RTA's goal is to provide a safe and secure transport system for all, in line with the vision of Shaikh Mohammad.

The contract to construct the Dubai Metro was won in May last year by the Dubai Rapid Link consortium headed by Mitsubishi Corp of Japan.

Each Metro station will have its own car park, taxi stand and bus stop for rapid change-over. The RTA will also introduce a unified fare policy for trains, buses and water taxis.


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[M.B]

HI ALL
DUBAI METRO

Dubai Metro
A rapidly expanding population, plus increasing numbers of tourists (the target is 15 million annually by 2010) has placed great strain on Dubai’s transport infrastructure. Congestion is frankly horrendous. The Dubai Metro system, currently under construction, aims to ease this congestion and reduce passenger travelling time.

4 Lines are being constructed:


Line Length (km) Completion Route
Red Line 52.0 2009 Rashidiya to Jabel Ali
Green Line 22.5 2010 Al Qusais to Al Jedaff
Blue Line 47.0 2011 Dubai International Airport to Jebel Ali Airport, along Emirates Road
Purple Line 49.0 2012 Dubai International Airport to Jebel Ali Airport, along Al Khail Road

Trains will be driverless and include first class and women and children only sections. Extensive window panels will offer great views of the city.

Stations will offer taxi depots and park-and-ride facilities.

[Gaurav Gupta]

Tentative metro lines for all...

[buddy]

Thanks Gaurav.
Does the Blue and purple lines all have stations @ IC then?