Dubai Tram concept video released by RTA For more videos... ----------LIKE page Gulf Lifestyle---------- facebook/GulfLifestyle... The Dubai Tram officially launches today with a special VIP reception scheduled for 5pm before the inaugural journey. Residents will be able to track the first ride and its VIP guests as the 44-metre tram makes its way across the 10.6km stretch on its maiden trip. Even though the Dubai Tram officially launches on November 11 (later today), the general public will only be able to ride the city’s latest mode of transport from November 12 (tomorrow). The tram will operate across 11 stations, with stops 1 to 4 forming one loop in Dubai Marina, while stops 5-11 will form a wider loop down Al Sufuoh. The tram will commence at Jumeirah Beach Residence (JBR) with station 2 being JBR 2, station 3 as JLT and station 4 being Dubai Marina Mall. Station 5 will take you to Dubai Marina, station 6 being Marina Towers, station 7 being Mina Seyahi, station 8 being Media City, station 9 as Palm Jumeirah and station 10 as Knowledge Village. The final station will be Al Sufouh, near Dubai Police Academy, following which the tram will make a loop at the depot and head back. Fares The Dubai Tram will charge a flat rate of Dh3 on the Silver class and Dh6 on the Gold class on the Nol cards to cross through all 11 tram stations on its route. Those purchasing the red or the ‘anonymous’ tickets will be charged Dh4 for Silver and Dh8 for Gold. All senior citizens and students registered to carry the Blue Nol card will be eligible to a 50 per cent discount on fares. The RTA has divided the city of Dubai across seven tariff zones; Dubai Tram falls in zone two of the city’s transport module. Commuters travelling across the seven tariff zones will find their fares calculated according to the three tier levels of travel, which have now been revised to coincide with the Dubai Tram launch. Level 1 comprises travelling within one single zone or travelling between two adjacent zones that does not exceed 3kms for Dh3. Earlier, travelling less than 3kms would cost Dh1.80, while travelling within the same zone would cost Dh2.30 and two adjacent zones was Dh4.10. RTA states a customer that lives on the edge of one zone and works on the edge of a second zone, less than 3kms away should not be made to pay for two zones. Similarly, Level 2 comprises travelling across two zones, exceeding more than 3km, while Level 3 comprises commuting across all zones. RTA states it is not charging the customer for the mode of transport they are using; it is charging them for their trip instead. For example, if the customer is using the tram and the metro within the same zone, then they will still only be charged the flat fare of Dh3. The customer has three hours to complete a trip. You can ride the metro for three hours and pay the same amount, irrespective of how many zones you are travelling between or mixing your modes between the bus, tram or metro. You can make up to three mode changes. But when you make the change, you have a 30-minute time limit to switch between modes for flexibility.
Posted on: Tue, 11 Nov 2014 04:34:25 +0000