Palm Jumeirah Monorail

Palm Jumeirah Monorail

Infobox Public transit
name=Palm Jumeirah Monorail



imagesize=250px
locale=Dubai
transit_type=straddle-beam monorail
system_length= convert|5.45|km|mi|0Cite web |title=Middle East's first monorail to start services in Palm Jumeirah by April |url=http://archive.gulfnews.com/articles/08/08/07/10235187.html |publisher="Gulf News" |date=2008-08-07 |accessdate=2008-08-11]
began_operation=April 2009 (planned)
lines=1
stations=4
ridership=40,000 (est.)
operator=|

The Palm Jumeirah Monorail is a monorail line under construction on the Palm Jumeirah in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The monorail will connect the Palm Jumeirah to the mainland, with a planned further extension to the Red Line of the Dubai Metro. The monorail line, which began construction in March 2006, was originally planned to open by December 2008.Cite web |title=Palm monorail hit by four-month delay |url=http://www.arabianbusiness.com/525611-palm-monorail-hit-by-four-month-delay?ln=en |publisher="ArabianBusiness.com" |date=2008-07-22 |accessdate=2008-08-11] The construction of the monorail track was completed in July 2008, and the line is now scheduled to open in April 2009. Vehicle testing is expected to begin in October 2008. When open, it will be the first monorail in the Middle East.Cite web |title=ME's 1st monorail to begin services in April |url=http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093207150 |publisher="MENAFN.com" |date=2008-08-08 |accessdate=2008-08-11]

The project budget is US$400 million, with an additional US$190M set aside for the convert|2|km|mi|0|adj=on extension to the Dubai Metro.Cite web |title=Quiet please for region’s first monorail |url=http://www.arabianbusiness.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10716 |publisher="ArabianBusiness.com" |date=2007-04-07 |accessdate=2008-08-11]

Technology

The Palm Jumeirah Monorail uses Hitachi Monorail straddle-type technology. The line has a capacity of 40,000 passengers per day, with trains running every three minutes during peak hours and every 15 to 20 minutes during off-peak hours.

tations

* Atlantis — Atlantis, The Palm
* Trump Tower — Trump International Hotel and Tower (Dubai)
* Retail Plaza (formerly "Trump Plaza")
* Gateway Towers

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