Abu Dhabi Metro is an under construction

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line that will be part of a larger transit network for the city of

Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi (, ; ar, أَبُو ظَبْيٍ ' ) is the capital and second-most populous city (after Dubai) of the United Arab Emirates. It is also the capital of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and the centre of the Abu Dhabi Metropolitan Area. ...

United Arab Emirates The United Arab Emirates (UAE; ar, اَلْإِمَارَات الْعَرَبِيَة الْمُتَحِدَة ), or simply the Emirates ( ar, الِْإمَارَات ), is a country in Western Asia (The Middle East). It is located at th ...

Plan

The entire transit network will be 131 km long when complete, including an partially underground

line, two light rail lines and bus rapid transit.Some recent online discussions mention a monorail, but it does NOT seem to part of the most recent plan. There was a monorail under discussion in 2006. See: Phase 1 of the network () was hoped to completed by 2020, with a further () in later phases, however as of August 2022 there has been no contracts signed or any construction started. It is expected to cost Dh7 billion. The system will be composed of four basic lines: * Line

heavy rail Various terms are used for passenger railway lines and equipment; the usage of these terms differs substantially between areas: Rapid transit A rapid transit system is an electric railway characterized by high speed (~) and rapid accelerati ...

rapid transit Rapid transit or mass rapid transit (MRT), also known as heavy rail or metro, is a type of high-capacity public transport generally found in urban areas. A rapid transit system that primarily or traditionally runs below the surface may be c ...

of which will be underground * Line light rail with 24 stops * Line light rail with 21 stops * Line

bus rapid transit Bus rapid transit (BRT), also called a busway or transitway, is a bus-based public transport system designed to have much more capacity, reliability and other quality features than a conventional bus system. Typically, a BRT system includes ...

loop with 25 stops The metro will mainly connect the proposed Central Business District with Sowwah Island, Reem Island, Saadiyat Island,

Yas Island Yas Island ( ar, جزيرة ياس) is an island in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. It occupies a total land area of . It is a popular leisure island and one of the top tourism projects in Abu Dhabi. Yas Island holds the Yas Marina Circuit, wh ...

Abu Dhabi International Airport Abu Dhabi International Airport ( ar, مطار أبو ظبي الدولي) is an international airport in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates. The airport, located east of Abu Dhabi city, is the second largest in ...

Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque The Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque ( ar, جَامِع ٱلشَّيْخ زَايِد ٱلْكَبِيْر, Jāmiʿ Ash-Shaykh Zāyid Al-Kabīr) is located in Abu Dhabi, the capital city of the United Arab Emirates. The largest mosque in the countr ...

, Masdar City, Capital City District, Emerald Gateway, Zayed Sports City and ADNEC.

Construction

Firms interested in bidding for contracts on phase 1 of the project were due to submit statements of intent to the government by mid June 2013. The Department of Transport has planned phase 1 for construction in three contracts: # civil works for the above-ground structures (design and build contracts. # underground construction work (design and build contracts. # the rail system, the rolling stock and the operation and maintenance for the line; (design, build, operate and maintain contracts.) Contracts are due to be awarded in 2015. Under the original plan, the first phase was due to be complete by 2015, but is now scheduled to be operational no sooner than 2018–2019. From October 2016, the project halted. In August 2018, the Abu Dhabi Department of Transport invited bids for consultancy services for the emirate's metro and light rail projects completed in 2033.

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External links

Abu Dhabi Department of Transport page
Rapid transit in the United Arab Emirates Transport in Abu Dhabi Proposed rapid transit {{UnitedArabEmirates-transport-stub