Route 2020
New 15 kilometers were added to distribution of seats on the two sides of
the track record of the United Arab the train and increasing the width of the
Emirates and Dubai in metro projects, gangway connecting carriages. The new
particularly Dubai Metro, the first of carriages are customized for the use of
its kind metro project without a driver people of determination and the smooth
in the Middle East. This reflects the boarding and alighting of commuters.
insightful vision of the UAE prudent "Al Wugeisha Expo 2020" is the name of
leadership thanks to its wide prospects the Tunnel Boring Machine used in the
and future ambitions which make the project. Al Wugeisha can crush stones
UAE occupies a high and recognized and penetrate through sandy layers
place among the most developed or any soil components that might be
countries
regionally
and
globally. encountered in the drilling process. It has
The AED 10.6 billion project includes the a huge metal gear and carries in its front
supply of 50 trains being manufactured a cutting wheel with a cavity in the back.
in France; 15 trains of which for serving The shape of this cavity varies according
Expo 2020 hosted by Dubai and 35 to the types of drilling, land layers to be
trains for upgrading the services of drilled, and soil type. At the back of the
Dubai Metro in general in pursuit to cavity, there are hydraulic levers that
provide the best services to nationals support the propulsion of the drilling.
and residents of the UAE as usual. Al Wugeisha is also an environmental-
The new additions include some design friendly machine that has no negative
changes that do not affect the main impact on land layers surrounding the
design identity of the metro, including drilling area. Moreover, the tunnels
the new designs for the handles, lighting, produced by the machine will have
and locations of digital signage "VBSD". symmetrical dimensions that facilitate
An illuminated dynamic map is allocated the construction and building works.
for the metro route and stations, using an The work on casting the first pre-cast
LED power-saving lighting system, and concrete slabs started in April 2017 while
modificationstothedesignoftheluggage the construction works for the metro
compartment to be used by standing viaducts started in August 2017. All
commuters. Furthermore, improvements railway works of Route 2020 are due to
also cover the shape, location and be completed in July 2019, and the trial
number of handles inside carriages, the run of the metro will start in February 2020.
use of modern digital display systems,
WTC - Dubai 2018
26

---