Naming rights for seven stations on Route 2020 up for grabs
This first-in-the-world revenue model has helped RTA generate Dh2 billion in a decade.
Work on schedule
Route 2020 branches out from the Red Line of Dubai Metro at Nakheel Harbour and Tower station, which is currently being redeveloped to serve as a transfer station between the two lines.
The new route will be served by six more stations and out of the seven stations on the new route, five will be elevated while two will be underground, culminating at the Expo station.
Currently, the architectural, constructional and electromechanical designs are being developed for all the stations, with almost 50 per cent of the work already completed.
The RTA completed tunnelling work recently, helping step up the construction on the 3.2km underground section of the new line, while the 11.8km elevated section of the route has also seen significant progress.
Route 2020 will pass through several densely populated localities and industrial zones on its way to the Expo 2020 site, including Discovery Gardens, The Gardens, Dubai Investment Park, Al Furjan and Jumeirah Golf Estates, supporting about 240,000 people.
All rail work for Route 2020 is expected to be completed by next July and test runs are scheduled to begin in February 2020. Route 2020 is set to begin commercial operations on May 20, 2020 — five months before the inauguration of Expo 2020.
