Background

Dubai faced a big problem. With the population expected to quadruple by 2025, the Municipality needed a plan to sustain its future growth. 

Despite 12-lane highways, traffic congestion is growing in high demand corridors and the Road and Transport Authority (RTA), formerly Dubai Municipality, became aware of the need for additional transportation network capacity.

Our Role

An initial study undertaken by SYSTRA for Dubai Municipality in 2003, identified the need for a rail transport system. Our work set the civil engineering concept for the Metro system and ultimately defining the system including, ridership forecasting, performance specifications, optimising the alignment, the location of stations and depots and developing the initial costing.

Systra was given the task to design and project manage, the build of 47 stations, on 2 lines (Red Line and Green Line), over a 75 km route, using a fully automated driverless system. 

Most of the two lines are elevated, with underground sections in the Central Business District of Dubai. Both lines cross the creek linking the east and west banks. There are two transfer stations between the Red Line and the Green Line at Union Square and Burjuman.