System Characteristics
Capacity:
Current Line capacity for the Red Line, in 2011:12.123 passenger per hour per direction
Ultimate Line capacity for the Red Line: 21,838 passenger per hour per direction
Current Line capacity for the Green Line, in 2011:9010 passenger per hour per direction
Ultimate Line capacity for the Green Line: 25720 passenger per hour per direction
Minimum Headway:
Current headway for the Red line: 3.5 min in peak hours and 8 min. during off peak hours
Ultimate Minimum design headway for the Red Line: 90 sec
Current headway for the green line: 8 mins
Ultimate Minimum design headway for the Green Line: 90 sec
Two interchange stations:
Burjuman and Union stations
Round Trip:
Red Line roundtrip time = 67 mins
Green Line roundtrip time = 35 mins
Tunnel:
Diameter 9.3 meters
Maximum depth: 29.56 m from ground level.
Speed:
Maximum operational speed: 90 Km/hr
Hours of operation:
Red line:
Saturday to Wednesday: 05:30 am to 12:00 mid night
Thursday: 05:30 am to 01:00 am
Friday: 01:00 pm to 01:00 am
Green line:
Saturday to Wednesday: 05:50 am to 12:00 mid night
Thursday: 05:50 am to 01:00 am
Friday: 01:00 pm to 01:00 am
Park and ride facilities:
Red Line: two multistory car parks at Rashidiya and Nakheel Harbour & Tower stations
Green line: one multistory car park at Etisalat