DUBAI METRO 2024

The estimated cost of the Gulf rail network has rocketed from the initial $14 billion (Dh51.4bn) to between $20bn and $25bn, a senior official has revealed.

Homes and offices located next to the Dubai Metro could see price uplifts of 20 percent but it may take up to five years to happen, a global real estate advisory firm said.

Speculation was rife in the months leading up to the official opening of the long-awaited Dubai Metro - not only were there queries over the tickets and timings of the trains but the main question on everybody’s lips was ‘who will use it?’

DTZ, the international real estate advisory firm, today released a report analysing the potential impact of the Dubai Metro on land and property prices.

Statistics compiled by Rail Agency at Roads & Transport Authority (RTA) in Dubai revealed that 48,136 passengers have been lifted by Dubai Metro on Monday (Sept 28), across 10 stations on the Red Line.

Dubai: Construction work on the Al Sufouh Tram Project to be linked with the Red Line of the Dubai Metro is progressing fast and the project is expected to open in 2012, a senior official said.

Dubai: Pupils of the New Arab Unity School (NAUS) in Dubai were among the first to ride the Dubai Metro - and they all loved it.

Dubai // Many internet surfers who have been enjoying free wireless internet connections in coffee shops and shopping malls will soon have to pay for the service.

RTA's official Dubai Metro Dominos-TVC-English

The mass rapid transit that Dubai has built at a cost of US$7.6 billion (Dh27.91bn) is an engineering marvel.