The Palm Jumeirah is an artificial archipelago in the United Arab Emirates, created using land reclamation by Nakheel which extends into the Persian Gulf.It is part of a larger series of developments called the Palm Islands, including Palm Jebel Ali and Palm Deira, which, when completed, will together increase Dubai’s shoreline by a total of 520 kilometres
WHAT IS PALM JUMEIRAH ?
- The Palm Jumeirah is an artificial archipelago in the United Arab Emirates, created using land reclamation by Nakheel which extends into the Persian Gulf
- It is part of a larger series of developments called the Palm Islands, including Palm Jebel Ali and Palm Deira, which, when completed, will together increase Dubai’s shoreline by a total of 520 kilometres
- It has an estimated population of 10500 as of 2016
- It is located on the Jumeirah coastal area of the emirate of Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates
HOW IS THE TRANSPORTATION INSIDE PALM JUMEIRAH ?
PALM JUMEIRAH MONORAIL
- Palm Jumeirah Monorail is a 5.4-kilometre-long monoail connecting the Atlantis Hotel to the Gateway Towers at the foot of the island
- The monorail connects the Palm Jumeirah to the mainland, with a planned further extension to the Red Line of the Dubai Metro
- The line began operating on 30 April 2009
- It is the first monorail in the Middle East
PALM JUMEIRAH MONORAIL
OVERVIEW
- Transit type : Straddle-beam monorail
- Number of lines : 1
- Number of stations : 4 (1 not open), 2 planned
- Atlantis Aquaventure station — Atlantis, The Palm
- Palm Mall
- Nakheel Mall station
- Al Ittihad Park station
- Gateway station — Gateway Towers, connection to Dubai Tram at Palm Jumeriah station
- Planned extension:Dubai Internet City (planned) — connection to Dubai Metro
- Daily ridership : ~40,000 (capacity)
PALM JUMEIRAH MONORAIL
OPERATION
- Construction Began : in March 2006
- Began operation : April 30, 2009
- Operator(s) : Serco Group plc
- Number of vehicles : 4 (2009)
- supervision : Marubeni Corporation
- Day-to-day operations : The Middle-East branch of Serco
PALM JUMEIRAH MONORAIL
TECHNICAL ASPECTS
- System length : 5.45 KM
- Average speed : 35 km/h
- Top speed : 70 km/h
- The trains are driverless, with attendants for any emergency situations
TECHNOLOGY
- The Palm Jumeirah Monorail uses Hitachi Monorail straddle-type technology
- The electro-mechanical works are carried out by ETA-Dubai in joint venture with Hitachi-Japan
