Metropolitan The MENA region: the new public Railways transport paradise? Assembly Mohamed Mezghani Head of UITP MENA Office 27-29 October Dubai The MENA region
Palestine Lebanon Jordan Syria Egypt Irak Kuwait Bahrain Qatar
Morocco Algeria Tunisia Libya Saudi Yemen Oman United Arab Iran Arabia Emirates A region of more than 300 million citizens 30 cities of more than 500.000 inh. 8 cities of more than 3.000.000 inh.
2 Mega cities: Cairo - 16 million Tehran – 10 million Plus many other large cities: Aden, Alexandria, Algiers, Aleppo, Amman, Baghdad, Beirut, Casablanca, Damascus, Dubai, Esfahan, Abu Dhabi, Riyadh, Tripoli, Tunis, etc. Sustained and rapid economidic deve lopment (+5% yearly) Heavily urbanized region (60% of the population) Rapid urban sprawl Young…
… and rapidly growing population Relatively low car ownership rates (in average)… But increasing traffic congestion… Challenggges in the Region
To provide basic mobility in low income countries To create additional capacity in the middle range countries to match urbanisation and riiising public transpor t usage rates To provide a good quality alternative to car use in the rich countries, create a positive image of PT To support sustainable trans port policies generally The MENA regggion is on the right track
Almost ALL large cities have carried out analyypsis and defined transport master plans Growinggg number of large infrastructure projects Stronggp political will Rapid decision making processes Capacity to attract skills and integrate innovations
United Arab Emirates
By 2020: Metro Network (320 km). Tram Network (270 km). Bus Network (3000 Km). Marine Transport Network (450 Km). Existing and Proposed Rail Lines
Line Name Status
Red Line Under Const.
Green Line Under Const.
Al Safooh Tram Under Const.
Extension of Green Line Prelim. Design
Purple Line Prelim. Design
Extension of Red Line Prelim. Design
Blue Line Under Study
Jumeira Tram Under Study
Extension of Red Line Under Study
Extention of Purple Line Under Study
Extention of Blue Line Under Study
Al Barsha Tram Under Study
Dubailand Ring Line Tram Under Study 320km of Metro Lines
Burj Al Bawadi Tram Under Study
Water Front Local Tram Under Study 270km of Tram Lines
Palm Deira Local Tram Under Study
Palm Deira Ring Line Metro Under Study
Palm Deira Metro Under Study
Note: Other Major Developers Projects are not included
United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates
Total length by 2030: Metro: 130 km LRT: 340 km
Bahrain to Ras Laffan Metro Lines Lusai North Number of Lines 4 Track Length 292 km
Lusai Centre of which tunnel 69 km of which elevated 91 km of which at-grade 132 km Lusail-Marina Maximum Speed in tunnel/elevated 80 kph North Gate at grade 140 kph Train Frequency to Dukhan West Bay Central inner city 252.5 - 10 minutes Education City Education City suburbs 30 - 60 minutes Number of Stations 98 Airport City North Number of Trains 172
NDIA Airport Al Rayyan South Terminal
NDIA Rail Terminal
Ind. Area North
Ind. Area South
Qatar Kuwait Line Length (Km) Forecast Demand Line 1 23.7 RT Line Total Daily Total per Boardings year Line 2 21
L1 40.276 14.700.616 Line 3 24
L2 41.423 15.119.450 Line 4 16.4
L3 49.110 17.925.132 Extensions Line 1 57.3
L4 34.188 12.478.540 Extension Line 2 22.7
L2 Extension 24.367 8.894.101 Subtotal Lines 1-3 68.7 TOTAL 189.364 69.117.838 TOTAL 165. 1
Kuwait Saudi Arabia
Arriyadh Bus System Total length by 2016: Metro: 16,5 km 17 stations
Syria Jordan Morocco
Tunisia
Algeria Egypt
3 more lines are planned b y 2022 Iran
Tabriz Urban Lines: 8 Tehran Express Lines: 4 Length: 430 km Mashad Karaj Tehran Mashad 4 Lines, 60 km
Shiraz 3 Lines, 50 km Ahvaz Esfahan Esfahan 4 Lines, 110 km
Tabriz 3 Lines, 40 km
Ahvaz 4 Lines, 60 km Shiraz
Karaj 4 Lines, 60 km
Heavy Metro: 251 km
Total LRT: 380 km
Metro Link: 179 km
Iran: Urban rail projects at a glance in 2030 Promising future for public transport in the MENA region…