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Discuss this article (1 Comments)IN VIDEO: Take a ride on the Dubai Metro
by This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it on Thursday, 10 September 2009
Arabian Business joined the passengers taking the ride on the first Dubai Metro train, early morning on Thursday.
The sense of joy, excitement and historic significance was evident among the passengers as Arabian Business moved between the carriages of one of the best Metro networks in the world.
Men and women, Emiratis and expats all seemed to savour their first moments of the journey, while a lot of them captured these on cameras and cell phones, some chose to rely just on their inward eye.
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Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum inaugurated the Dubai Metro on 09.09.09 at 9.09pm.
Have you travelled on the Dubai Metro? How would you describe your experience? Share it with us by leaving a comment below.
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To fill up all those empty seats they will need to drop the fare prices
Posted by Andy, Taipei, Taiwan on Friday 11 September 2009 at 06:13 UAE time
I bet half of those people got on the Metro just to see what it was like to ride on the new metro. Reality will set in to see if people actually use it on a daily basis for their method of transportation and unless it is economical for them to do so I can't see the majority of the people in Dubai switching over to public transport.
Aside from that the new metro looks great. Here in Asia that metro is so packed that when the doors close people inside are like a can of sardines.
Posted by Andy, Taipei, Taiwan on Friday 11 September 2009 at 06:13 UAE time
I bet half of those people got on the Metro just to see what it was like to ride on the new metro. Reality will set in to see if people actually use it on a daily basis for their method of transportation and unless it is economical for them to do so I can't see the majority of the people in Dubai switching over to public transport.
Aside from that the new metro looks great. Here in Asia that metro is so packed that when the doors close people inside are like a can of sardines.
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