Palm Monorail

Palm Monorail
The Monorail testing in February 2009
The Monorail testing in February 2009
Overview
LocaleDubai
Transit typestraddle-beam monorail
Number of lines1
Number of stations4 open, 1 under redevelopment, 1 planned
Daily ridership~40,000 (capacity), under contemporary interval 23,000. Current ridership much lower.
Websitewww.palmmonorail.com
Operation
Began operationApril 30, 2009
Operator(s)Serco
Number of vehicles4 (2009)[1] (only two visually seen in July 2014)
Technical
System length5.45 kilometres (3 mi)[2]
Average speed35 km/h (22 mph)
Top speed70 km/h (43 mph)
System map

Atlantis Aquaventure
The Pointe
Nakheel Mall
Al Ittihad Park
Gateway  T1 
Dubai Internet City  M1 
Plan Overview Of Palm Monorail Route

The Palm Monorail is a monorail line on the Palm Jumeirah island in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It is operated by the UK-based Serco. The monorail connects the Palm Jumeirah to the mainland, with a planned further extension to the Red Line of the Dubai Metro.[2] The line opened on April 30, 2009 as the Palm Jumeirah Monorail.[3] It is the first monorail in the Middle East.[4]

The trains are driverless, with attendants for any emergency situations.[1]It's currently runs from Gateway Station to Atlantis Aquaventure and stopped at the new Al Ittihad Park Station in between.[5]

  1. ^ a b Hitachi Ltd. "Monorail in Palm Jumeirah Island opened in April 2009". Archived from the original on 18 September 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Middle East's first monorail to start services in Palm Jumeirah by April". Gulf News. 2008-08-07. Archived from the original on 2009-07-16. Retrieved 2008-08-11.
  3. ^ "Palm monorail tried and tested - The Knowledge News". Time Out Dubai. TimeOutDubai.com. 6 May 2009. Retrieved 2010-08-27.
  4. ^ "ME's 1st monorail to begin services in April". MENAFN.com. 2008-08-08. Archived from the original on 2011-06-11. Retrieved 2008-08-11.
  5. ^ AFP. "Hurricane Helene kills 44 in US, threatens more 'catastrophic' flooding as cleanup begins". Khaleej Times. Retrieved 2024-09-28.