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Two more coaches added to first metro train on Shaikh Zayed Road test track
Two more coaches were added on Tuesday to the first metro train that has been placed on the test track on Shaikh Zayed Road earlier.
- By Ashfaq Ahmed, Chief Reporter
- Published: 14:56 May 6, 2008
- Image Credit: Karl Jeffs/Gulf News
- The test run will be conducted on a 3.5km stretch of the track between Ibn Battuta station and the Mall of the Emirates.
Dubai: Two more coaches were added on Tuesday to the first metro train that has been placed on the test track on Shaikh Zayed Road earlier.
"The test run will be conducted on a 3.5km stretch of the track between Ibn Battuta station and the Mall of the Emirates and Jebel Ali Industrial Area station," Gulf News has learnt. The test run is expected to start from May 15.
"We have already put the first train on the track on Friday and currently it is being assembled and undergoing various technical tests before we start running it on the test track after two weeks," a senior official earlier said.
Mattar Al Tayer, Chairman of the Board and Executive Director of the Dubai Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), which is carrying out the Dh15.5-billion Dubai Metro project, earlier said the train will undergo full tests to monitor noise, wobbling and electromechanical compatibility for early detection of any trouble to address these before passenger service is provided starting September 9, 2009.
The first stage, which is called 'static test' phase, involves placing a stationary train vehicle on a track and performing system tests covering communication systems, signalling systems, power supplies, air-conditioning, on-board electronics and lighting.
On passing the first phase, there will be a second phase known as the 'dynamic test' to run the train on the track without passengers on board.
It involves tests of various systems while the train is in motion, including propulsion and brake test, load tests, traction power tests, electromagnetic compatibility tests, automatic train operation tests, communication tests and speed tests.
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