The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) in Dubai has invited consultants to bid for a contract to study and design a proposed 55-kilometre Airport Express Line linking Dubai International Airport (DXB) and Al Maktoum International Airport (DWC), according to a report by MEED based on the tender issued by the RTA.
The proposed line would run from the Red Line Metro station at DXB in Al Garhoud to DWC in Jebel Ali and include five stations, stated the report. Consultants have been allowed until June to submit their proposals.
According to the report, the proposed route would pass through Al Jaddaf, run along Al Khail Road to a new station at Jumeirah Village Circle (JVC), and continue to DWC. Two tracks will be branching out, with one linking JVC to Emirates Golf Club and another going towards Business Bay.
Khaleej Times has reached out to RTA for further details on the scope, purpose and timeline of the proposed project.
The report said the proposed line could offer passengers facilities such as remote airline check-in, baggage drop-off and security screening at stations, pointing to a wider airport-rail travel concept beyond a traditional metro service. More
