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China finds metros a boon as cities boom
Just as Dubai launched the Dubai Metro urban rail system last year, and Abu Dhabi plans to have its own urban train network from 2016, so China has embarked on a metro building project almost as frenzied as the urbanisation that has made it necessary.
Iftar on the Dubai Metro
Riding the Metro to downtown Dubai the other day, I wondered what happens when Iftar is announced. What happens if there is a malfunction and the driverless train whizzes past the station without stopping?
RTA will open ’some’ Red Line stations in Q4
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Only some of the final eight stations on the Dubai Metro Red Line will be opened this year, despite a previous promise that the network would be fully up and running by October, the National has reported.
The newspaper quoted a senior official at the Roads and [...]
Dubai Metro achieves 96% punctuality in H1 2010
Serco, who manage and operate the network on behalf of the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), added that it estimates that 40m passengers will use the service this year. Currently, around 120,000 passengers use the network, which opened in September last year.
Dubai Taxi opens technical support office for employees, customers
The Dubai Taxi Corporation (DTC), Roads & Transport Authority has opened a technical support office at its Head Office to receive daily requests and inquiries from employees, suppliers and visitors with a view to easing the procedures, saving time & effort and streamlining the daily jobs of various sections.
Survey shows lack of interest in GCC public transport
Workers in the GCC countries overwhelmingly opt to use cars to travel to and from their place of employment, according to the results of a Regus survey. In the UAE, four percent of employees walked to work, with the remaining three percent taking the public bus. No respondents said that they used the Dubai Metro to commute to work.
Public transport is changing habits in UAE
When Kedar Iyer first moved to Dubai from Paris he could have easily done what most expatriates do upon arriving – rent or hire a car. But instead of shopping for the latest SUV, the digital media specialist checked out carpools, taxis and bus routes. After measuring his environmental footprint 18 months ago he went one step further and now walks and takes the Dubai Metro.
I Got My Metro Baby gift!
My son was born on 09.09.09 and the Road and Transport Authority promised a birthday gift pack for all metro babies. The official letter from the RTA marketing & corporate communications department apologises for the delay and congratulates the parents. The metro baby birthday gift pack includes a certificate signed by Mattar Al Tayer, a toy train and a free one-year metro access special cards for mother & father.
