Dubai is termed as one of the most
prestigious and progressive cities in the world. High standards of living are
well maintained in this emirate. The tourism sector in this emirate is booming
up and thus, thousands of visitors are flying to Dubai every year. The city is
well planned in terms of everything especially, transportation. Transportation
is one of the major aspects of any country or city and many factors such as
tourism, trade etc are dependent on that. Transportation in Dubai is very well
organized and various options are available for that matter. As far as
transportation is concerned, Dubai serves well with interconnected road
networks, metro services, trams, water travel and last but not the least air
travel. Even some major developments in Dubai real estate are well connected with the well built road networks.
Here in this emirate, local
transportation is a blend of advanced and ultra modern technology and it’s been
synchronized in a better way.
Tram Services: Dubai has one of the finest tram
services and the Downtown Burj Dubai Tram system is the first tram service
available. This tram service is a 4.6 km service, served the area around Burj
Dubai. Al Sufouh Tram is the second tram service which runs 14.5 kilometers
from Dubai Marina to the well known Burj Al Arab.
Dubai Metro: Dubai metro is a billion dollar project
and it is still under construction in some parts of the emirate. It is expected
that the complete project will be operational by the year 2012. Dubai Roads and
Transport Authority (RTA) manage the transportation within this emirate. The
metro comprises of a Green line which runs from Rashidiya to the city center
and a Red line which runs from the airport to Jebel Ali.
Road Network: Roads and Transport Authority in Dubai maintains
a convenient bus system which runs on a total of 193 routes. This
transportation system is being used by around 30 million people in a week thus;
it has to be well maintained. This public transport system is based on advanced
technology and can accommodate loads of people.
