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Palm Monorail trains begin Dubai journey

The first of the Palm Monorail trains are on their way to Dubai following a handover ceremony in Japan.  

Final inspections, conducted by leading railway system manufacturer Hitachi Ltd, have been completed, and the monorail trains are starting their journey to Dubai, where they will arrive in October for a period of live testing.
The Palm Monorail is the first monorail project to be constructed in the Middle East.

It will initially carry up to 2,400 passengers per hour per direction in four separate trains, each made up of three cars. At full capacity, the figure will rise to a maximum of 6,000 people in nine vehicles and is due to start operations in April 2009.   

Palm developer Nakheel recently sent members of their Palm Monorail operation and maintenance team to Japan to receive management and technical training from the Osaka monorail.

The 5.45km long transport system will run between the Gateway Station at the trunk of Palm Jumeirah and the Atlantis’ Aquaventure Station on the crescent, calling at two intermediate stations on the way at Trump International Hotel & Tower, and the luxury retail centre Palm Mall.

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