His Excellency Mattar Mohammed Al Tayer,\nDirector-General, Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of the Roads and\nTransport Authority (RTA) announced that Route 2020, the extension of the Dubai\nMetro line from Jabal Ali Station to Expo 2020 station, would start commercial\noperation on 01\/01\/2021. \u201cThe initial operation phase would cover four\nstations, namely: Jebel Ali (interchange station), The Gardens, Discovery\nGardens, and Al Furjan Stations, and the other remaining three stations would\nbe opened later on,\u201d said Al Tayer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cRTA celebrates the New Year by starting the operation\nof Route 2020, which serves densely populated districts inhabited by 270k\npersons such as The Gardens, Discovery Gardens, Al Furjan, Jumeirah Golf Real\nEstates, and the Dubai Investment Park as well as the site of Dubai Expo. The\nselection of stations for operation on the first of January was based on\nseveral perimeters namely the density of population nearby the station,\nanticipated number of riders, commercial activities in the area served by the\nstations, and the link with other public transit means at each station.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe opening of Route 2020 for the public follows the\nsuccessful completion of four operational tests and trials that included the\nstatic test of metro carriages and systems, test of the rolling stock without\npassengers, the operational trial to check the system reliability and\nstability, and the operational trials carried out by the operator of the metro\nservice to verify the readiness before the start of the commercial service,\u201d\nexplained Al Tayer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Service Timing<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe first journey on Route 2020 will start from Jabal\nAli Station to Al Furjan Station and in the opposite direction. Journeys will\nstart at 05:00 am and end at 12:00 (midnight) from Saturday to Wednesday. On\nThursday, the first journey will start at 05:00 am, and the last journey will\nstart at 01:00 am, (of the following day). On Friday, the first journey will\nstart at 10:00 am and the last one will be at 01:00 am (of the following day).\nThe journey between Jabal Ali and Al Furjan stations takes about six minutes.\nThe service frequency (headway) will be 10 minutes at a rate of six trains per\nhour. The route can serve 4,176 riders per hour per direction,\u201d noted Al Tayer.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c19 buses on four routes will serve Route 2020\nstations to ease the mobility of riders from and to each station. Two of these\nroutes will call at The Gardens Station, and the other two at Al Furjan\nStation. The taxi service will be available at the operating stations,\u201d he\nadded. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Four Stations<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n All the four operating stations are elevated stations.\nThe first is the Jabal Ali Station, an interchange station with the Red Line. The station spans 8800 square metres in area\nand extends 150 metres in length. It can serve 17000 riders per hour during\npeak times and 320,000 riders per day. The station has four rail boarding\nplatforms, four bus stands, 17 taxi stands and seven parking slots for people\nof determination. It also offers eight outlets of 388 square metres for\ncommercial investment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The second is the Gardens station\ncovering 8100 square metres in area and extending 168 metres in length. It can\nserve 6770 riders per hour during peak times and 125,000 riders per day. The\nstation has two rail boarding platforms, four bus stands, 20 taxi stands and\ntwo parking slots for people of determination. It also offers five outlets of\n161 square metres for commercial investment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The third is the Discovery\nGardens which spans an area of 8600 square metres and extends 168 metres in\nlength. It can serve 6770 riders per hour during peak times and 125,000 riders\nper day. The station has two rail boarding platforms, four bus stands, 20 taxi\nstands and two parking slots for people of determination. It also offers four\noutlets of 149 square metres for commercial investment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The fourth is Al Furjan\nstation spanning 8400 square metres in area and extending 168 metres in length.\nIt can serve 6770 riders per hour during peak times and 125,000 riders per day.\nThe station has two rail boarding platforms, four bus stands, 20 taxi stands\nand two parking slots for people of determination. It also offers four outlets\nof 149 square metres for commercial investment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Capacity<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n His Excellency Mattar Mohammed Al Tayer,\nDirector-General, Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of the Roads and\nTransport Authority (RTA) announced that Route 2020, the extension of the Dubai\nMetro line from Jabal Ali Station to Expo 2020 station, would start commercial\noperation on 01\/01\/2021. \u201cThe initial operation phase would cover four\nstations, namely: Jebel Ali (interchange station), The Gardens, Discovery\nGardens, and Al Furjan Stations, and the other remaining three stations would\nbe opened later on,\u201d said Al Tayer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cRTA celebrates the New Year by starting the operation\nof Route 2020, which serves densely populated districts inhabited by 270k\npersons such as The Gardens, Discovery Gardens, Al Furjan, Jumeirah Golf Real\nEstates, and the Dubai Investment Park as well as the site of Dubai Expo. The\nselection of stations for operation on the first of January was based on\nseveral perimeters namely the density of population nearby the station,\nanticipated number of riders, commercial activities in the area served by the\nstations, and the link with other public transit means at each station.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe opening of Route 2020 for the public follows the\nsuccessful completion of four operational tests and trials that included the\nstatic test of metro carriages and systems, test of the rolling stock without\npassengers, the operational trial to check the system reliability and\nstability, and the operational trials carried out by the operator of the metro\nservice to verify the readiness before the start of the commercial service,\u201d\nexplained Al Tayer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Service Timing<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe first journey on Route 2020 will start from Jabal\nAli Station to Al Furjan Station and in the opposite direction. Journeys will\nstart at 05:00 am and end at 12:00 (midnight) from Saturday to Wednesday. On\nThursday, the first journey will start at 05:00 am, and the last journey will\nstart at 01:00 am, (of the following day). On Friday, the first journey will\nstart at 10:00 am and the last one will be at 01:00 am (of the following day).\nThe journey between Jabal Ali and Al Furjan stations takes about six minutes.\nThe service frequency (headway) will be 10 minutes at a rate of six trains per\nhour. The route can serve 4,176 riders per hour per direction,\u201d noted Al Tayer.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c19 buses on four routes will serve Route 2020\nstations to ease the mobility of riders from and to each station. Two of these\nroutes will call at The Gardens Station, and the other two at Al Furjan\nStation. The taxi service will be available at the operating stations,\u201d he\nadded. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Four Stations<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n All the four operating stations are elevated stations.\nThe first is the Jabal Ali Station, an interchange station with the Red Line. The station spans 8800 square metres in area\nand extends 150 metres in length. It can serve 17000 riders per hour during\npeak times and 320,000 riders per day. The station has four rail boarding\nplatforms, four bus stands, 17 taxi stands and seven parking slots for people\nof determination. It also offers eight outlets of 388 square metres for\ncommercial investment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The second is the Gardens station\ncovering 8100 square metres in area and extending 168 metres in length. It can\nserve 6770 riders per hour during peak times and 125,000 riders per day. The\nstation has two rail boarding platforms, four bus stands, 20 taxi stands and\ntwo parking slots for people of determination. It also offers five outlets of\n161 square metres for commercial investment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The third is the Discovery\nGardens which spans an area of 8600 square metres and extends 168 metres in\nlength. It can serve 6770 riders per hour during peak times and 125,000 riders\nper day. The station has two rail boarding platforms, four bus stands, 20 taxi\nstands and two parking slots for people of determination. It also offers four\noutlets of 149 square metres for commercial investment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The fourth is Al Furjan\nstation spanning 8400 square metres in area and extending 168 metres in length.\nIt can serve 6770 riders per hour during peak times and 125,000 riders per day.\nThe station has two rail boarding platforms, four bus stands, 20 taxi stands\nand two parking slots for people of determination. It also offers four outlets\nof 149 square metres for commercial investment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Capacity<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Route 2020 has a capacity of 46,000 riders per\nhour in both directions (23,000 riders per hour per direction). RTA\u2019s studies\nanticipate the number of riders using Route 2020 to reach 125,000 riders per\nday in 2021, and increase to 275,000 riders per day by 2030. Studies also\nreveal that Expo Station is expected to serve about 35,000 daily visitors of\nExpo during weekdays, and the number to increase to 47,000 daily visitors\nduring weekends. This number accounts for 29% of the total expected number of\ndaily visitors to Expo. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Route 2020 has a capacity of 46,000 riders per hour in both directions (23,000 riders per hour per direction). RTA\u2019s studies anticipate the number of riders using Route 2020 to reach 125,000 riders per day in 2021, and increase to 275,000 riders per day by 2030. Studies also reveal that Expo Station is expected to serve about 35,000 daily visitors of Expo during weekdays, and the number to increase to 47,000 daily visitors during weekends. 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