Dubai Trolley
Dubai Trolley is a tram system in Downtown Dubai. It includes a number of trams specially designed for Emaar Properties, with an operational speed of 10 km per hour. The trolleys are double-decker and can convey 50 passengers, who can ride on the open deck or the air-conditioned seating. They convey passengers free of charge. The Dubai Trolley project was announced by Emaar Properties on 23 April 2008, with opening proposed for the end of 2009. The total cost was put at AED 500 million. The line on which the Dubai Trolleys travel will be built in three phases which will form a 7 km loop around Downtown Dubai. As of 2019, Dubai Trolley is out of operation. Poles are located at tracks, tram vehicle number one is displayed to public in the street, depot is used as commercial area. Phase I Phase 1 opened in 2015. It runs in the median of the orbital Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Boulevard, with three stops serving The Address, the Manzil Downtown and Vida Downtown hotels. Phase 1 was originally planned to be a double track express link shuttle service line operating between the Burj Place interchange station with Dubai Metro and The Dubai Mall operational by end of 2009, but was put on hold in July 2010. Phase II Phase 2 will include the full loop, providing a single track, mono-directional clockwise commuter service operating to and from the Burj Place interchange station with Dubai Metro. It is expected to serve all ten stations in the network's development. The complete one-way journey time will take approximately 8 minutes. Opening was originally planned for 2010. Trams The heritage-style open-top double-decker trams built in the US by TIG/m are powered by fuel cells, with batteries used to recover regenerated braking energy. See also Dubai Tram References Financial districts in the United Arab Emirates Passenger rail transport in the United Arab Emirates Proposed buildings and structures in Dubai Tramways with double-decker trams