SYSTRA 28 India is on its way to becoming the world’s most populous country, with 1.4 billion people in 2023 1 1 1 1 1 1 st st st st st st “In this city of 11.6 million people, the construction of the metro will be very constrained, especially on the size of the stations, both above and below ground, due to land scarcity, and the cost optimisation (Capex & Opex) to achieve the sustainable infrastructure development goals. We also have to deal with several line crossings, and part of the route will run through a densely populated area, forcing us to build the underground stations very deep and in mixed ground conditions with hard rock. These are challenging times ahead!” Embracing the challenges of the Chennai metro India Hari Somalraju, Managing Director of SYSTRA India A suspended future in Dubai United Arab Emirates “Thirteen years after the metro and monorail came into service, and six years after the tramway came into service, Dubai is once again a forerunner as far as its range of mobility services is concerned. Dubai’s Road and Transport Authority entrusted SYSTRA with conducting a feasibility study into an innovative suspended small-footprint transport system. Our study focused on traffic forecasts, the route, systems, a technology review, project scheduling and station concept studies. This overhead mobility solution, which will meet both residents’ and tourists’ needs, is set to give districts in the heart of Dubai an innovative and sustainable image.” Maher Draief, Managing Director of SYSTRA Qatar