April launch for seven Metro stops
Seven of the remaining 18 incomplete Metro stations will open on April 25, the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) announced yesterday. By then, construction will be complete on all 29 stations on the Red Line. However, of the near-finished stations, only Emirates, Airport Terminal 1, GGICO, Al Karama, World Trade Centre, Marina and Ibn Battuta will be ready for passengers.
More Dubai metro stations to open
Seven of the remaining 18 incomplete Metro stations will be finished by April 25, according to the Roads and Transport Authority. Construction work will be complete on all stations on the Red Line, which first opened in October, but only Emirates station, Airport Terminal 1 station, GGICO station, Al Karama station, World Trade Centre station, Marina station, and Ibn Battuta station will be ready to accept passengers.
10m commuters use Dubai Metro in 5 months – RTA
Dubai Metro has served 9,872,545 passengers since it was launched last September, according to latest statistics compiled by Rail Agency of the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA). Ramadan Abdullah, director of Rail Operation Department at RTA Rail Agency said in a statement that the Mall of the Emirates Station was still the most attractive to both commuters and tourists, recording 1,578,447 passengers; accounting for 16 percent of total passenger count.
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The wonderful metro of Dubai, a trip in the future in the newest city in the worl. 16. Feb 2010
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The wonderful metro of Dubai, a trip in the future in the newest city in the world. 16. Feb 2010
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The wonderful metro of Dubai, a trip in the future in the newest city in the worl. 16. Feb 2010.
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In Dubai with Metro; wonderful viewing of the newest city in the worl. 16. Feb 2010.
Car Free and Beautiful
Dubai Municipality on Wednesday called its first ever Car Free Day initiative a “huge success” as more than 1,500 employees of the civic body turned up for duty without taking their cars. Most of them depended on Dubai Metro and public transport buses to reach the office.
Train takes the strain as city staff spend day without cars
More than 1,500 Dubai Municipality staff left their cars at home yesterday to mark Car Free Day, an initiative to cut down on pollution and promote public transport. Hussain Nasser Lootah, the municipality’s director general, led by example by using the new Metro network. He boarded the VIP-class carriage in Al Rashidiya station and went just four stops to Union station, which is just a few minutes walk from his office.
Interpipe to supply pipes for construction of the Dubai Metro – 17 Feb, 2010
Interpipe the leading steel pipe and railway wheels producer has supplied pipes for installation of fire fighting system in the Dubai subway. The pipes for industrial application supplied range 33mm to 168mm. Interpipe products were used for the construction of pipelines to be the part of subway automatic fire fighting system. The volume of pipes supplied amounts to 1000 tonnes.
