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[edit] Railways

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Map of Dubai's planned train system
  • Dubai - Construction work on the red and green lines of the Dubai Metro network has already started with the new addition of the blue and purple lines. There are also 3 yellow lines to serve the sand islands, and a coastal black line representing the tram system. The first phase of the project (red and green lines) are expected to start operating by end 2009.

[edit] Railway links with adjacent countries

  • Oman Oman - no
  • Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia - not yet - presumably will both use 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) gauge.

[edit] Stations

[edit] Timeline

[edit] 2009

[edit] 2008

  • Joint railway proposed to link Persian Gulf states at cost of $14b by 2014.[1]

[edit] 2007

  • Planning finalized for 350 kilometres (220 mi) rail system [3]

[edit] 2005

[edit] Highways


total: 1,088 kilometres (676 mi)
paved: 1,088 kilometres (676 mi)
unpaved: 0 km (1998 est.)

[edit] Incidents

Six people were killed, at least 40 were injured and dozens of vehicles burned March 11, 2008 when hundreds of cars collided on a fog-shrouded Persian Gulf highway.[6]

[edit] Pipelines

crude oil 830 kilometres (516 mi); natural gas, including natural gas liquids, 870 kilometres (541 mi)

[edit] Ports and harbors

Ajman Port , Fujairah Port, Das Island, Mina' Zayid and Mina Jabal Al Dhanna in Abu Dhabi, Khawr Fakkan, Mina Al Hemreya and , Mina' Khalid in Sharjah, Mina' Jabal 'Ali, Port Rashid in Dubai, Mina' Saqr in Ras Al Khaimah, Umm al-Qaiwain Port,

[edit] Merchant marine


total: 68 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,107,442 GRT/1,795,235 metric tons deadweight (DWT)
ships by type: bulk 1, cargo 18, chemical tanker 3, container 8, liquified gas 1, livestock carrier 1, passenger 1, petroleum tanker 27, roll-on/roll-off 7, specialized tanker 1 (1999 est.)

[edit] Airports

Inside the Dubai International Airport terminal

40 (1999 est.)

[edit] Airports - with paved runways


total: 22
over 3,047 m: 8
2,438 to 3,047 m: 3
1,524 to 2,437 m: 4
914 to 1,523 m: 3
under 914 m: 4 (1999 est.)

[edit] Airports - with unpaved runways


total: 18
over 3,047 m: 1
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 4
914 to 1,523 m: 9
under 914 m: 3 (1999 est.)

[edit] Heliports

2 (1999 est.)

[edit] See also

[edit] References




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