Al Sufouh Tramway is a tramway, being built in Al Sufouh, Dubai.According to Dubai Roads and transport authoruty the tram service would run 14.5 kilometres (9.0 mi) along Al Sufouh Road from Dubai Marina to the Burj Al Arab and the Mall of the Emirates.
It is expected to be connected with three stations of Dubai Metro's Red line.The construction of Al Sufouh tramway has been divided into thwo phases, Phase 1, is ecpected to be open in April 2011, it will have 11 Trains with 13 stations running 10 km (6.2 mi).On the completion of Phase 2, it will add 14 more trains and six more stations the additional 4 km (2.5 mi).
The planning and construction of the Al Sufouh Tram will be undertaken by a consortium of Alstom, Besix and Parsons.[1][2][3][4]
The whole tramway will be 44 m (144 ft) long, and will have the capasity of 300 passengers and will travel at a maximum speed of 50 km/h (31 mph) and an average commercial speed of 20 km/h (12 mph).The Tramway will run 20 hours each day, and it will take only 30 minutes to ride the entire lenght of the syatem.
The Al Sufouh Tram will use Alstrom's Citadis 402. To provide safety, comfort and aesthetics, the Al Sufouh Tram will incorporate methods not found in many trams around the world. These trams will use ground-level power supply; in other words, the trams will not need overhead cables. This recently-invented method, referred to also as "Aesthetic Power Supply" (APS), is currently only used in Bordeaux, France. The Al Sufouh Tram will also be the world’s first tram network to use platform screen doors at the stations, as well as a new Supervised Vehicle Operation (SVO) mode that will ensure accurate station stop and safety during passenger transfer.[1][2][3][4]
