Dubai, December 21 (Xinhua) — The Dubai Road and Traffic Authority of the United Arab Emirates recently announced that the Dubai Metro Blue Line project has been awarded to a consortium of China Railway Rolling Stock Corporation (CRRC).
The Dubai Metro Blue Line project will undergo pre qualification by the end of 2023, bidding by early 2024, and bidding by October 2024. This project is an important component of the “Dubai 2040” urban master plan, with multiple globally renowned companies including CRRC participating in the bidding. In the end, CRRC China’s consortium won and successfully won the bid for the project. It is reported that the winning bid amount for this project is about 5.6 billion US dollars, and the main scope of work includes line design, construction, commissioning, system maintenance, and vehicle supply.
The person in charge of CRRC told Xinhua News Agency that the winning of the project realized another breakthrough of CRRC in the high-end market of the Gulf Arab countries, and fully reflected CRRC’s active implementation of the high-quality “the Belt and Road” initiative. The Dubai Metro Blue Line is scheduled to open for operation in 2029.
In recent years, CRRC has been deeply involved in global key market rail transit related construction projects, providing a comprehensive system solution that integrates vehicle products, engineering design, investment and financing, and operation and maintenance services to better meet the diverse needs of global customers.