Dubai Trolley

Dubai Trolley
Exterior Design of Dubai Trolley
Overview
System	Tram
Status	Open
Locale	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Operation
Opened	2015
Owner	Emaar Properties
Technical
Line length	1.1 km (0.68 mi) (Phase I) 4.6 km (2.9 mi) (total)
Track gauge	1435 mm
Operating speed	16km/h

The Dubai Trolley is a tramway in the Downtown Dubai development which uses a fleet of double-deck heritage-style open-top trams to provide transport services and as a visitor attraction.

The project was announced by Emaar Properties on 23 April 2008, with opening proposed for the end of 2009. The total cost was put at AED 500 million.

The line is being built in three phases which will eventually form a 7 km loop around Downtown Dubai.

Phase 1 opened in 2015. It runs in the median of the orbital Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Boulevard, with three stops serving The Address and the Manzil Downtown and Vida Downtown hotels.

Phase 1 was originally planned to be a 1.1-kilometer (0.68 mi) double track express link shuttle service line operating between the Burj place interchange station with Dubai Metro and The Dubai Mall operational by end of 2009, but was put on hold in July 2010.

Phase 2 will include the full 4.6-kilometer (2.9 mi) loop, providing a single track, mono-directional clockwise commuter service operating to and from the Burj Place interchange station with Dubai Metro. It is expected to serve all ten stations in the network's 500-acre (200 ha) development. The complete one-way journey time will take approximately 8 minutes. Opening was originally planned for 2010.

The open-top heritage style double-decker trams built in the USA by TIG/m are powered by fuel cells, with batteries for to recover regenerated braking energy.