Glass walkway to connect Burj with Metro

The world’s tallest building, Burj Khalifa, is about to satisfy its match within the form of AN nearly equally long glass path that may directly connect the enduring tower and also the contiguous city Mall with the Burj Khalifa/ city Mall railroad line Station.

In a statement weekday, Emaar, the master developer of Downtown city which incorporates Burj Khalifa, city mall and a number of different painting attractions, same its Emaar Malls cluster had launched a project to create AN eight20-metre long (just 8 metres in need of the Burj Khalifa itself) glass-encased pedestrian link.

The city Mall railroad line Link, to be made by Dutco, can have 5 travelators, or moving walkways, in every direction – 10 altogether – with the cool and automatic walkways capable of shipping over thirteen,500 people each hour. there'll be a central path that may provide extra house for pedestrian use.

Mohamed Alabbar, Chairman, Emaar Properties, said: “The city Mall is one in all the foremost visited traveler, retail, and leisure destinations within the world. whereas the mall offers coated parking for over fourteen,000 vehicles, we've been evaluating numerous alternatives to additional contour traveler traffic and boost their convenience. The city Mall railroad line Link will serve guests to Burj Khalifa and also the numerous attractions in Downtown city.”

The travelators can move at a median speed of zero.5 metres/second, beginning at the Burj Khalifa/The city Mall railroad line station entrance pod and movement through the Downtown city development before connecting directly with The city Mall.

Scheduled to be operational in 2013, ‘The city Mall railroad line Link’ is one in all the longest pedestrian walkways that links the city railroad line with any retail development, and is predicted to considerably enhance the convenience of tourists to the mall and Burj Khalifa, Emaar said. it's conjointly beaked to cut back vehicle traffic at intervals the immediate section of the mall, placed within the heart of Downtown city, the flagship mega development by Emaar Properties, delineate as ‘The Centre of currently.’

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“The city Mall railroad line Link can contribute to the property transport initiatives developed by the city Government. At its peak capability, the travelators will carry over thirteen,500 folks per hour, and is being developed to the very best international standards. it's been designed to accommodate most traveler traffic, each to The city Mall, Burj Khalifa and to Downtown city, particularly throughout the festal season,” Alabbar more.

With The city Mall railroad line Link, guests can have AN cool passage from the railroad line to the mall. Allowances also are being created for future connections to Emaar sq. and street Plaza offices and linkages with the Emaar street, that hosts many style events together with the favored Emirates Classic automotive pageant. Pedestrians even have the choice of victimization The city Mall railroad line Link, even though they're not railroad line passengers.

The city Mall railroad line Link is elegantly designed in glass with views of the Downtown city development together with Burj Khalifa. it'll conjointly open a brand new selling avenue for transmission advertising displays on the walls of the pedestrian link. Designed with the very best safety options, The city Mall railroad line Link can incorporate add-on options like exit routes on its length and access stairs.