Nakheel has appointed SMRT Engineering (SMRTE), to operate Palm Jumeirah’s Dh 1.4 billion monorail.
The mobilisation contract will see SMRTE evaluate operational procedures and train staff to work on the new transport system.
The Palm Monorail is the first of its kind to be constructed in the Middle East and it is being developed by a consortium of leading international companies.
Robert Lee, Nakheel Executive Director, Investment Projects said: "The Palm Monorail will not only be the first such system to be completed in the region, but also promises to be a global benchmark for the transportation industry.”
As of July 2007, Nakheel has laid more than 90 per cent of the 5.45km track.
Construction work, which began in March 2006, is scheduled to be completed by November 2008.
The Palm Monorail project is fully automatic and driverless, although an attendant will be on board at all times.
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 that figure will rise to 6,000 people in nine vehicles.
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