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Airport-Jebel Ali metro link planned
The RTA has announced a new metro link between the Dubai International Airport and Jebel Ali International Airport, called the 'Purple Line', at a cost of Dh10 billion.
- By Ashfaq Ahmed, Staff Reporter
- Published: 23:38 May 3, 2009
- Artist's impression of a Dubai Metro train.
- Image Credit: Press release
Dubai: The Road and Transport Authority (RTA) on Wednesday announced a new metro link between the Dubai International Airport and Jebel Ali International Airport, called the Purple Line, costing Dh10 billion.
Construction of the 49-km link will begin in 2009 and will be completed in three years, a senior RTA official said.
RTA has signed an agreement with Parsons Brinckerhoff, an international consultant for the initial design of the ‘Purple Line'.
The 49-km long Purple Line will be fast track line connected 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 main serve passengers commuting between the two airports in addition to major communities in near areas,'' said Mattar Al Tayer, Chairman of the Board and Executive Director of the RTA.
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 hassle,'' Al Tayer said.
Purple Line will have high speed trains with maximum speed of 135 to 160 km per hour while the average speed of the train will be 100 km per hour.
The train will cove the 49-km of distance including stay at the stations within 40 minutes.
The construction will start in March 2009 and is scheduled to finish in 45 months in December 2012.
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