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The Palm Jumeirah's monorail system to be technically supported by Osaka Monorail Company.
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| 4 Jan 2007 |
The Palm Jumeirah's US$381 million monorail transit system will be technically supported by Osaka Monorail Company, a global expert, following an agreement signed by Nakheel in Japan.
Nakheel head of procurement and contracts Marwan Al Qamzi, and president, Osaka Monorail Co Katsunori Hayakawa inked the agreement during a Memorandum of Understanding signing ceremony in Osaka. The signing was witnessed by UAE Ambassador to Japan Saeed Ali Al Nowais and director general of Osaka Government, Middle East, Hitoshi Masaki.
The Palm Monorail is the first monorail project to be constructed in the Middle East. The 5.4 km long transport system will run between the Gateway Station at the trunk of The Palm Jumeirah and the Atlantis Station on the crescent, calling at two intermediate stations on the way at Trump International Hotel & Tower, and the Village Centre.
The monorail 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.
Osaka Monorail Company will provide technical support for the efficient operation of the monorail system with focus on the operation and maintenance framework; planning and staff training; and test operation supervision.
"The monorail system currently being constructed on The Palm Jumeirah by Nakheel and the Marubeni Corporation is without doubt the number one system in the world; however, in order to ensure a world-class transit system we still require the best maintenance operations and that is why world-leaders the Osaka Monorail Company have been chosen as technical support by Nakheel," said Al Qamzi.
The overall project is a collaboration between Nakheel and the Marubeni Corporation and features contributions from a consortium of Japanese companies.
A UK company, Mott MacDonald, is functioning as the project manager. The mechanical and electrical system, and monorail vehicles, are being engineered, manufactured and commissioned by the leading railway system manufacturer in Japan - Hitachi Ltd.
Hitachi's expertise and experience includes the delivery of high speed train systems and monorail systems to many cities around the world including Taiwan, China, Malaysia, Singapore and the UK.
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