The Dubai Metro (UAE) was commissioned on September 9, 2009, when the "red" branch started its work. (Sambidge A., 2009) Today, the Dubai Metro comprises two branches - the "red" and "green." Much of the route passes through both branches of the earth at a height of 10-15 meters. Dubai Metro - the longest fully automated rail system in the world. The length of the two branches of the subway, "Red" and "Green", is 74.7 km. "Red" branch of the subway was also recognized as the longest automated metro line in the world, the length of which was 52 km in September 2011, a corresponding entry of what was made in the Guinness Book of Records. The first vehicles have arrived from Japan. (“First Dubai metro train arrives”, 2008) It is also “the first subway in the Arabian Peninsula”. ("Will metro change Dubai car culture?", (2009) Further development of the modern and comfortable subway will be useful for residents of Dubai, as the use of such subway is more convenient than the usual public transport, such as buses, for example. The expansion and development of the subway will relieve the traffic that, in its turn, will lead to a reduction in traffic jams and other consequences of the tense situation on the roads of the big city.
The subway is generally used in the city and it is especially important for large densely populated cities such as Dubai, for example. The Dubai’s subway system has a number of advantages compared with other forms of public transport.
The Dubai Metro has Number of passengers of the Dubai Metro is constantly growing. For the convenience of passengers, all stations of the Dubai Metro are equipped with the network of pedestrian bridges and covered walkways. In total, the "red" and "green" metro lines have 47 pedestrian crossings, 20 of which pass over the largest highway of Dubai, Sheikh Zayed highway. Most of the pedestrian crossings are laid over the earth; the smaller ones are situated underground. This allows pedestrians to reach the metro stations freely and safely. Indoor air-conditioned pedestrian bridges, equipped with moving walkways and escalators, open around the clock.
Dubai Metro is equipped with all necessary devices for people with disabilities, including audio-visual devices and special information screens, which are designed for people with impaired hearing and vision. In addition, the floor of train carriages is equipped with floor standing sensors, showing the input and output. (“Dubai metro - the world's longest automated rail system”, 2009) Special elevators, escalators, and automatic teller machines are also installed, and there are separate places for wheelchairs with safety belts in the carriages of the Dubai Metro.
The passengers of the subway in Dubai can leave their cars at the free parking on while they enjoyed the subway trains for traveling around the city. (“Dubai Metro”) About five hundred comfortable buses service the first line of the Dubai metro. They provide transportation of passengers between the metro stations and the surrounding areas.
Buses run on 42 new routes developed specifically for the passengers of the subway. The maximum distance between the subway station and a serving it bus route is 500 meters, which is fully consistent with international standards. More than five hundred police officers of various ranks, as well as several tens of sniffer dogs trained for search and detection of drugs and explosives, provide safety of passengers of the Dubai Metro.
At the stations, crossings and subway tunnels, more than about 5,000 CCTV cameras have been already installed. Dubai Roads and Transport Authority, RTA has approved the final set of rules of behavior of the Dubai Metro passengers to ensure the operational safety, cleanliness and comfort. In accordance with the rules, eat and drink non-alcoholic beverages in the subway is only allowed in designated areas, including a café at the stations. (“Dubai Metro Network, United Arab Emirates”) Carrying alcohol in the metro is considered an administrative offense entailing corresponding severe sanctions.
As for the disadvantages of the subway, one can assume that it does not have them because, like everything else in Dubai, the subway is a modern and thought-out project, all possible nuances are taken into account and it can be considered as the most convenient way to get around the city.
The possibility of the development of the subway in the UAE in general, and Dubai, in particular, exists. The Dubai metro will grow, new stations will be opened and the quality of service and comfort of the underground movement will improve. With regard to the United Arab Emirates, there is the possibility of developing the metro in other cities. This can be prevented only with the adverse soil conditions or unreasonableness replacement of the usual public transport to the subway due to the small number of the city's population, and in this case, unprofitability.
The subway system in Dubai is a lot like the subway in New York. However, the second one has the greater history and occupies a much larger area. New York City Subway is the largest subway system in the world by the number of stations, and the seventh in the world in terms of annual passenger traffic. The system appeared in 1868 when elevated (on metal racks) city rail was opened in New York.
With the development of the subway, the life of any resident of the city will improve because it allows to avoid traffic jams, to move around the city quickly, and new projects will allow the subway to become even more comfortable to use. For instance, in addition, to fully covered walkways subway stations in Dubai is planned to build elegant long sheds that provide shade and are equipped with fans, operating from established of solar batteries on their roofs. Such shelters will be built over the footpath leading down to the underground stations in areas with heavy pedestrian traffic.
Besides fans of forcing cooled air, these covered walkways will be equipped with vending machines for cold drinks and ATMs also working on solar energy. in the future, to get around the city, I can mostly use the subway and bus routes, which are tailored to the metro stations, which will reduce travel time and make the movement more comfortable. The main task of the public transport system in Dubai is the unloading of the road network of the city from an excess number of vehicles. That is why it is quite necessary to make demanding and spoiled by comfort city dwellers and tourists prefer subway cars and buses, and, in this case, public transport has to be not just a convenient and reliable, it must conform to the established image of Dubai as a city of unique and innovative projects.
In just a couple of decades, in Dubai, an effective public transport system, including the most modern metro in the world, has been created. Its special feature is the fact that it is fully automated, "unmanned." Compared to its conventional counterpart in Turin, Lausanne et al., it is the world's longest fully automated rail system. Low crime rate in the UAE in general, which has always been a hallmark of the country, as well as taken by the leadership of subway security measures has led to the fact that the Dubai Metro is one of the safest means of public transport in the world.
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