DUBAI, 9 July 2006 — The frequency of the planned metro train service at each station will be every three minutes and 45 seconds during peaks, while during off-peak time it will be seven minutes, said Ramadan Abdulla, director of operations, Dubai Metro.
The peak hours will be: 6:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. and the 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.
“Each train will have a capacity of 658 passengers. During peak hour, 38 trains will be in service on both directions of the Red Line. The total travel time from end-to-end will be 71 minutes and the line capacity will be 11,000 passengers per direction per hour in 2010 with 19 trains in service per direction. The ultimate capacity of the Red Line is 23,200 passengers per direction per hour with 44 trains in operations per direction,” added Ramadan Abdulla.
The Red Line will initially run from Salahuddin Road (close to Al-Ghurair Center) to the American University of Dubai through Burjuman and Sheikh Zayed Road and will progressively be extended to Jebel Ali Port in the south and the intersection of Al-Nahda and Damascus roads through Al-Qiyadah intersection in the north.
