Al Sufouh Tramway
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Al Sufouh Tramway is a tramway being built in Al Sufouh, Dubai
. It will run 14.5 kilometres (9 mi) along Al Sufouh Road from Dubai Marina
to the Burj Al Arab and the Mall of the Emirates
. It is expected to interchange with three stations of Dubai Metro's Red Line
.The trains will comprise of First Class (Golden Suite), and a carriage dedicated to women and children in addition to a silver carriage. The Sufouh Tram will also links up with the monorail
of the Palm Jumeirah
at the entrance of the Palm from Sufouh Road to facilitate passengers in the Palm.
's Citadis
402 trams for Phase 1. The trams will be 44 m (144.4 ft) long, with a capacity of 300 passengers and a maximum speed of 50 km/h (31.1 mph), giving an average commercial speed of 20 km/h (12.4 mph). Services will run 20 hours each day, and it will take 30 minutes to ride the entire length of the system.
These trams will use the "Alimentation par Sol" (APS) ground-level power supply
, and so will not need overhead cables. This method was first used in Bordeaux
, France
. The Al Sufouh Tram will also be the world’s first tram network to use platform screen doors at the stations, as well as a new Supervised Vehicle Operation (SVO) mode that will ensure accurate station stop and safety during passenger transfer.
, Besix
and Parsons
.
Construction has been divided into two phases: Phase 1, was expected to be open in April 2011, however it was delayed until 2014. Upon completion it will have 11 trams and 13 stations running 10 km (6.2 mi). The phase I will cost AED 3.18 Billion. Some 9.5 kilometres of the Al Sufouh Tram project will be built as part of the first phase I. Phase 2 will add 14 more trams and six more stations with an additional 4 km (2.5 mi). As of 10 October 2010, the construction work on Al Sufouh Tramway has progressed according to the schedule completion of 2014. However the project was put on hold a month later due to lack of finances. The construction of the tramway was resumed in January, 2011 while as of April 12, 2011 30% of Phase I has been completed while the construction of phase-II is still on hold. The project is expected to be completed in 2014.
Dubai
Dubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi...
. It will run 14.5 kilometres (9 mi) along Al Sufouh Road from Dubai Marina
Dubai Marina
Dubai Marina is a district in the heart of what has become known as "new Dubai" in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Dubai Marina is a canal city, carved along a two mile stretch of Persian Gulf shoreline. When the entire development is complete, it will accommodate more than 120,000 people in...
to the Burj Al Arab and the Mall of the Emirates
Mall of the Emirates
The Mall of the Emirates is a shopping mall in the Al Barsha district of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It was developed by Majid Al Futtaim Properties under the leadership of its CEO, Peter Walichnowski, who was also the developer of "Bluewater" near London, Europe's most successful shopping mall....
. It is expected to interchange with three stations of Dubai Metro's Red Line
Red Line (Dubai Metro)
The Red Line is one of the two lines on the Dubai Metro network in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The first section was inaugurated on 9 September 2009. Construction was declared complete on 28 April 2010.. The line has 29 stations spanning , which have been opened in phases from 2009 to 2011...
.The trains will comprise of First Class (Golden Suite), and a carriage dedicated to women and children in addition to a silver carriage. The Sufouh Tram will also links up with the monorail
Palm Jumeirah Monorail
The Palm Jumeirah Monorail is a monorail line on the Palm Jumeirah island in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The monorail connects the Palm Jumeirah to the mainland, with a planned further extension to the Red Line of the Dubai Metro. The line opened on April 30, 2009...
of the Palm Jumeirah
Palm Jumeirah
The Palm Jumeirah is an artificial archipelago created using land reclamation by Nakheel, a company owned by the Dubai government in United Arab Emirates. It is one of three islands called the Palm Islands which extend into the Persian Gulf, increasing Dubai’s shoreline by a total of...
at the entrance of the Palm from Sufouh Road to facilitate passengers in the Palm.
Trams
The Al Sufouh Tram will use 11 of AlstomAlstom
Alstom is a large multinational conglomerate which holds interests in the power generation and transport markets. According to the company website, in the years 2010-2011 Alstom had annual sales of over €20.9 billion, and employed more than 85,000 people in 70 countries. Alstom's headquarters are...
's Citadis
Citadis
The Citadis is a low-floor tram built by Alstom in La Rochelle, France, and Barcelona, Spain. 1,140 Citadis are currently in use in 28 cities, among others: Bordeaux, Grenoble, Lyon, Montpellier, Orléans, the Paris area, and Barcelona, Dublin, Gdańsk, Katowice, Adelaide, Melbourne, Jerusalem and...
402 trams for Phase 1. The trams will be 44 m (144.4 ft) long, with a capacity of 300 passengers and a maximum speed of 50 km/h (31.1 mph), giving an average commercial speed of 20 km/h (12.4 mph). Services will run 20 hours each day, and it will take 30 minutes to ride the entire length of the system.
These trams will use the "Alimentation par Sol" (APS) ground-level power supply
Ground-level power supply
Ground-level power supply, also known as surface current collection and Alimentation par Sol is a modern method of third-rail electrical pick-up for street trams. It was invented for the Bordeaux tramway, which was constructed from 2000 and opened in 2003. Until 2011, this is the only place it is...
, and so will not need overhead cables. This method was first used in Bordeaux
Bordeaux
Bordeaux is a port city on the Garonne River in the Gironde department in southwestern France.The Bordeaux-Arcachon-Libourne metropolitan area, has a population of 1,010,000 and constitutes the sixth-largest urban area in France. It is the capital of the Aquitaine region, as well as the prefecture...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. The Al Sufouh Tram will also be the world’s first tram network to use platform screen doors at the stations, as well as a new Supervised Vehicle Operation (SVO) mode that will ensure accurate station stop and safety during passenger transfer.
Construction
The planning and construction of the Al Sufouh Tram will be undertaken by a consortium of AlstomAlstom
Alstom is a large multinational conglomerate which holds interests in the power generation and transport markets. According to the company website, in the years 2010-2011 Alstom had annual sales of over €20.9 billion, and employed more than 85,000 people in 70 countries. Alstom's headquarters are...
, Besix
Besix
BESIX is the largest Belgian construction group. It belongs to the BESIX Group and was founded in 1909. In 2005, the Group realized a turnover of approximately €1000 million. Until his retirement in 2002 Paul de Meester was president of the company....
and Parsons
Parsons Brinckerhoff
Parsons Brinckerhoff is a professional services firm with 14,000 employees in 150 offices providing construction and operation management, planning, design, engineering, program management, strategic consulting, environmental and sustainability services for clients and communities in the Americas,...
.
Construction has been divided into two phases: Phase 1, was expected to be open in April 2011, however it was delayed until 2014. Upon completion it will have 11 trams and 13 stations running 10 km (6.2 mi). The phase I will cost AED 3.18 Billion. Some 9.5 kilometres of the Al Sufouh Tram project will be built as part of the first phase I. Phase 2 will add 14 more trams and six more stations with an additional 4 km (2.5 mi). As of 10 October 2010, the construction work on Al Sufouh Tramway has progressed according to the schedule completion of 2014. However the project was put on hold a month later due to lack of finances. The construction of the tramway was resumed in January, 2011 while as of April 12, 2011 30% of Phase I has been completed while the construction of phase-II is still on hold. The project is expected to be completed in 2014.
See also
- Downtown Burj Dubai TramwayDowntown Burj Dubai TramwayDowntown Dubai Tramway is a tram system to be built in Downtown Dubai. The project was announced by Emaar, on 23 April 2008. The total cost will be AED 500 million, upon completion it will become the first of its kind in Dubai. It will have two synchronized services within one tram transportation...
- Dubai MetroDubai MetroThe Dubai Metro is a driverless, fully automated metro network in the United Arab Emirates city of Dubai. The Red Line and Green Line are operational, with three further lines are planned. These first two lines run underground in the city centre and on elevated viaducts elsewhere...
- List of development projects in Dubai