Union Metro Station

Metro



47 stations, 9 underground

2 transfer stations (Union Square and Khalid Bin Waled)

87 trains in the metro system

75 kilometres total

Train signaling: Fully-automated operation by Thales Rail Signaling Solution, minimum headway of 90 seconds

Metro Operations Hours

Sunday – Wednesday 5:50am to 00:00pm

Thursday 5:50am to 01:00am

Friday 1:00pm to 01:00am

Saturday 5:50am to 24:00pm



Trains



5-car trains

Each train can accommodate 643 passengers, seated and standing

The 5 cars on each train are split into 3 classes: Gold (VIP) class (1car), Women and children (1car), Silver class (3 cars)

Gold class has 18 seats and is furnished with luxorious interior and leader rating

Women and children class has space for strollers and bags

Silver class is finished in a combination of blues and greens

Driverless operation

Trained wardens to accompany passengers to help with emergencies

Seating arranged in a variety of ways, giving passengers the choice between Windows views and chatting with friends

All train cars have reserved wheelchair spaces for those with special needs

Policy of priority rating for elderly, injured, special needs and pregnant passengers

Variety of safety device on trains, including closed circuit television

Metro Stations



Every station will have bus connections, taxi pickup and places to lock bicykles

All stations have escalators and lifts where neccessary

There is a station every 1.5 km on average

Station types: Type 1 at grade, Type 2 regular elevated, Type 3 special elevated, Underground

Station Themes: Earth (12 stations), Water (13 stations), Air (11 stations), Fire (11 stations)

Roof shape is inspired by pearl diving heritage of the UAE

Red Line



29 stations: 24 elevated, 4 underground, 1 at ground level

Frequency every 3:45 minutes during peak times, 7:00 minutes during off-peak hours

Initially 38 trains in service, 51 trains in service by 2010

Initial capacity arend 11,675 passengers per direction per hour

52.1 km total, 4.7 km underground (under Dubai Creek)

Expected travel time one-way: 1 hour 12 min

Expected travel time round-trip: 2 hours 23 min

Green Line



20 stations: 12 eleveted, 8 underground

Initially 16 trains in service, 60 trains in service by end of 2010

Initial capacity around 6.394 passengers per direction per hour

22.5 km total

Expected travel time round-trip: 1 hour 23 minutes