Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has approved the eighth edition of the Dubai’s Railway Protection Code of Practice. 

 

The latest version includes various improvements to the Code that enable RTA’s Rail Agency to adopt a more effective methodology for protecting the facilities and infrastructure of the railway network in Dubai. 

 

It serves the ultimate goal of ensuring the safety of both the facilities and users of the metro service in the emirate.

 

“This Code of Practice aims to protect the facilities and infrastructure of the railway in Dubai and forms an integral part of the legal structure of the Executive Council’s Resolution No. 1/2017 regulating the railway operations in Dubai,” said Hussain Al Saffar, Director of Rail Right-of-Way, Rail Agency, RTA.

 

"This Code of Practice is a key tool that details the requirements for safe practising restricted activities within the Rail Protection Zones without posing any risks that may undermine the safety and operation of the rail facilities, as stipulated in the said Executive Council’s Resolution No. 1/2017. 

 

The code is based on carrying out a risk assessment and engineering analysis of all restricted works and activities, which have the potential of causing a direct or indirect impact on the integrity of the railway infrastructure,” he noted. 

 

"RTA held several open meetings with representatives of contracting & consultancy firms to familiarise them with this Code of Practice. We have achieved the main objective of revising the Code by addressing the limitations identified in the previous versions in the light of similar cases and experiences of railway systems in other countries as well as lessons learned from projects undertaken within the Right-of-Way of Railway in Dubai,” continued Al Saffar.