Qatar – The Doha Metro Crimson Line has launched a preview service for the primary a part of the brand new Crimson Line.
Doha Metro © Qatar Railways
© Qatar Rail
The Qatar Railways Firm (Qatar Rail) began working preview companies for the Crimson Line (also referred to as the Coastal Line) part between Al Qassar and Al Wakrah on 8 Could. This service incorporates 13 of the 18 stations that may finally be a part of the Crimson Line. There can be a practice each six minutes with companies working between 8am and 11pm on weekdays. To permit work on the road to proceed, companies won’t run at weekends.
The unique launch date for this service was 2020, placing this preview service virtually a full 12 months forward of schedule. This transfer can be an necessary stage for testing the Doha Metro methods with passengers. This may enable the operator to look at the Crimson Line’s efficiency previous to full companies commencing on the community. A method during which Qatar Railways Firm will do that is by amassing suggestions from prospects in order that it could ship the best-possible passenger expertise.
Tunnel alongside the brand new Doha Metro Crimson Line © Qatar Rail
© Qatar Rail
Eng. Abdulla Saif Al Sulaiti, Chief of Service Supply at Qatar Rail, stated:
“The preview service, which is launched forward of schedule, is a testomony of the super efforts carried out by Qatar Rail’s govt groups and board of administrators, in addition to the continual assist of His Excellency the Prime Minister and the Minister of Inside, Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani. Because of his steady assist and steering, many achievements have been made forward of schedule, and right this moment we stand at a turning level because the mission shifts from the event stage to the operational stage. The preview service is a serious alternative to measure the effectivity of the community and the companies we offer. The outputs of the preview service are important for us, and we’ll construct on them as we put together for the total opening of the community by 2020.”
Ajlan Eid Al Enazi, Chief of Methods and Enterprise Improvement at Qatar Rail, stated:
“Doha Metro is taken into account probably the most necessary pillars of Qatar’s new built-in transport system. We invite everybody to expertise the metro throughout this section and to share with us their expertise in order that we are able to evaluation the important thing components which will have an effect on our companies sooner or later. We’ll develop options to deal with these components to boost the expertise of passengers. It is usually a chance for the general public to get a better have a look at the brand new transportation system, turn out to be aware of it, and use it to assist us construct a buyer base earlier than the community is absolutely operational.”
Doha Metro Map © Qatar Rail
Doha Metro Ticketing and App
Following in-depth analysis, Qatar Rail has created a number of ticket classes, e.g. Restricted Use, Gold Class and Normal, which can be found for buy via quite a few completely different gross sales channels. Passengers will get a contemporary and low-cost service, making the Doha Metro accessible to everybody.
Qatar Rail has created a cellular app for its metro companies. It desires passengers to register and create an account. They will then hyperlink their journey playing cards, use the app’s journey planner, handle their journeys, view a map of the community and see the present operational stations. Moreover, passengers may have entry to stay updates on the web site, through digital screens on the stations and on-board the trains.
Doha Metro Integration into the Transport Community
Qatar Rail will combine its companies with different transport modes. These embrace feeder bus companies that may carry passengers to and from stations. It has additionally arrange quite a few partnerships with transport service suppliers so passengers have connecting choices at a low value.
Metro Hyperlink is a complimentary shuttle bus service that may now assist Doha Metro’s preview service, carrying passengers to and from metro stations.
Lowering Personal Autos
Qatar Rail’s integration with different transport modes to assist passengers entry metro stations is a part of its wider goal to scale back folks’s dependence on non-public automobiles. Consequently, it has additionally determined to restrict the quantity of automotive parking in stations. It has created drop off factors, however even this selection is proscribed at some stations.
Crimson Line Stations
The stations showcase the area’s architectural identification by making use of ‘vaulted areas’ that are paying homage to conventional Bedouin tents. Additional components of the Qatari heritage within the new stations are Islamic and native artwork and ‘pearl-effect’ interiors.
All of the stations are indoor stations and are air-conditioned. Each is supplied with a customer support centre, a Gold Membership workplace, a police sales space, sex-segregated prayer areas, and accessible bogs. All stations are additionally fitted with CCTV cameras and may have a primary help room, making certain passengers are secure and safe always.
Doha Metro: Some Stats
The Doha Metro is among the quickest driverless trains on this planet. As well as, it will likely be the quickest within the area. Actually, trains will attain 100km/h. The system will run 110 three-car trains. Of the three automobiles, two can be normal class, with 88 seats every. The remaining one will both be Gold class, at 16 seats, or Household class at 26 seats.
