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First two metro trains arrive in Dubai
First two trains for Dubai Metro have arrived in Dubai from Japan, Gulf News has learnt.
- By Ashfaq Ahmed, Chief Reporter
- Published: 19:32 March 13, 2008
- Every train has three classes -the Golden Class, the Women and Children Class and the Silver Class.
- Image Credit: Supplied photos
Dubai: First two trains for Dubai Metro have arrived in Dubai from Japan, Gulf News has learnt
The trains have been off-loaded from the ship at Dubai's Port Rashid and have been moved to storage areas.
"We have achieved a crucial milestone for Dubai Metro Project with the arrival of first two trains on schedule,'' said Adnan Ahmed Al Hammadi, Director of Rail Project Construction Department at the Dubai Roads and Transport Authority (RTA)
He told Gulf News that the trains will be used for the trail run which is set to start in late April this year on the test track between the Jebel Ali Industrial Station and the Ibn-e-Battuta Station on Shaikh Zayed Road.
"More consignments of trains will start arriving in June after we complete at least two months of trail run to check trains,'' he said.
At least three to four trains will arrive in Dubai from June onward. A total of 62 trains will operate on the Red Line and some 17 trains will run on the Green Line of the Dh15.5 billion Dubai Metro Project.
Each trains consists of five compartments with maximum capacity of 897 passengers in peak hours.
Every train has three classes -the Golden Class, the Women and Children Class and the Silver Class. The Silver Class, which is economy class, will be given three out of five compartments while the other two will use one compartment each.
The interior design of train compartments for Dubai Metro is based on water and air theme.
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