Evaluating Sustainability of Mass Rapid Transit Stations in Dubai

A transport business that has reached financial sustainability is one providing a service at price not only covers its costs but also creates profit for upcoming contingencies. focus on rail infrastructure of paramount importance to guarantee the availability punctual remote potential users. To evaluate mass rapid transit relation among hypothetical key aspects sustainability—perception property; willingness pay maintenance, repair, and operations; confidence in Roads Transport Authority; citizen participation project—and railway punctuality, most important result variable, was studied according specialized literature sustainability. Leading information collected by means personal questionnaires more than 1000 users Krejcie Morgan formula calculation sample size knowing population size. Qualitative plus quantitative gathered from different ways (technical test system, discussions with users, focus-group discussions, interviews informers).The outputs statistical analysis allowed understanding two perceptions. Firstly, beyond half decade after construction, during system intervention, smaller perception public property related better punctuality. This idea contrasts vast majority publications, which highlight regular, direct relationship between systems. Secondly, spite three-quarters accepting they would contribute monetarily operations service, such payments were imminent because lack Authority. In this situation, one-third metro stations identified as non-punctual, construction.