km tram stretch out of which three are multimodal interchange stations with the Red Line; these include the Mall of the Emirates, Marina and Jumeirah Lake Towers. The Metro stations will be equipped with travellators to ease walking between the tram and the Red Line. “The tram network will also be in close proximity to Palm Jumeirah to facilitate a future connection to the Mono Rail which is in progress by Nakheel,” he was quoted as saying by the Jeddah-based Arab News in a report published today. The feasibility study has been completed and the preliminary designs study commenced in June this year. The trams will accommodate 5,200 passengers per hour per direction and will be integrated with the metro stations as well as the bus network. The RTA is working at full speed on meeting the demands of a rapidly growing population (and their dependence on cars) and have stated that the rail projects are the starting point for a wider reaching network that will eventually encompass the entire city.
