UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: METRO OF DUBAI
Customer
Roads & Transport Authority (operator)
Subsystem
Energy, Infrastructure, Global System
Duration of the project
2017– 2020
Project's description
The Dubai Metro is a rapid transit rail network in the city of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The Red Line and Green Line are operational, with one more line being constructed. These first two lines run underground in the city center and on elevated viaducts elsewhere (elevated railway). All trains are fully automated and driverless, and, together with stations, are air conditioned with platform edge doors. Architecture firm Aedas designed the metro’s 45 stations, two depots and operational control centers. The Al Ghurair Investment group were the metro’s builders. The first section of the Red Line, covering 10 stations, was ceremonially inaugurated on 9 September 2009, by Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Ruler of Dubai, with the line opening to the public on 10 September. A major expansion of the Red Line to add 15 kilometers of track and extend it from Ibn Battuta to the Expo 2020 site was announced in April 2015.
Scope of work
This ISA service was carried out on this expansion, where the compliance to CENELEC standards and so forth was to be examined for the following: Operation Control System (OCS) / Automatic Train Control (ATC) / Power Supply and Distribution System (PDS), including 3rd rail / Communication Systems (COM) / Platform Screen Doors (PSD) / Automatic Fare Collection (AFC) / Depot Equipment (DEQ) / Civil Works, including over-ground, atgrade and underground works / Mechanical, Electrical & Plumbing, including services and utilities / Permanent Ways Fire and Life Safety / Electromagnetic Compatibility / Software Safety.
