DUBAI METRO 2024

About 2.5 million Muslims descend on Mecca in Saudi Arabia for the Haj each year. The scale of the event and the challenge in moving the participants from site to site has in the past led to deaths caused by overcrowding. It is hoped the Al Mashaaer Al Mugaddassah Metro, which runs for about 17km and links the sites of Mina, Arafat and Muzdalifah, will help solve the safety and transport problems.

Anthony Parkes, Director of the World Chambers Federation (WCF), ICC's global network of chambers of commerce, concluded his four-day site inspection of Dubai as a follow up to Emirate's bid to host the 8th World Chamber's Congress in 2013.

Nakheel says the Palm Monorail will continue to run despite the Dubai World-owned property developer cancelling the operations and maintenance contract with the Singaporean rail company SMRT.

The system is expected to cater to about 600,000 passengers per day; 1.8 million per year within its first year of operations. By 2020, the number is expected to rise to about 1.8 million per day; over 650 million per year.

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Gulf News visits the people who keep Dubai's Metro trains in good order and running smoothly. A maintenance worker inspects a train at the Al Rashidiya depot. Inspection is done by engineers through a computer system called Train Control Monitoring System.

Abdullah Al Jawi, Director of Internal Audit, Roads & Transport Authority (RTA), stated that internal audit was no longer viewed as an inspection and monitoring tool as was the case before, but rather a transparent and smooth process that contributes to improvement and enhancement of performance and business procedures.

"Every train is thoroughly inspected once every three days," said Ali Abdul Qader, Director of Rail Maintenance Department at the Rail Agency of the Dubai Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), who gave Gulf News a guided tour of the various maintenance and repair facilities.

H.E. Mattar Al Tayer, Chairman of the Board & Executive Director of Roads & Transport Authority (RTA), recently received H.E. Mohammed Abdi Hilo, Ambassador of the Kenyan Republic to the UAE, H.E. Nadolo Welfred, Manager of Nairobi Municipality, and other delegation members from various Kenyan departments and organizations.

The Licensing Agency, The Roads & Transport Authority (RTA), views its vendors as strategic partners and therefore heeds to their views and suggestions in matters related to rolling out new services or upgrading the existing ones in keeping with customer needs and expectations