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Metro marvels

All the Metro stations are under the careful eye of security personnel. Smartly dressed customer service staff makes sure that everything is in place. The customer service staff and security personnel are always ready with a smile to assist you and guide you the right way in and out of Metro.

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Dubai Metro passengers can Read on the rail

A free newspaper geared towards commuters on the Dubai Metro was launched today. The weekly title, which has an initial print run of 80,000 copies, is called Read and is distributed in stations on the network’s Red Line.

*  The ban should not be implemented ... because chewing gums have nothing to do with the functioning of the Metro, says Ayah Nofal Kahook.     * Image Credit: Supplied

Readers split over Dh100 fine

Another reader from Dubai agreed with Ayah. He posted on gulfnews.com: “I have used [the] Tube and trains in London and Metro rails in India — there are no such rules for chewing gum but there is for spitting and if people stick them. What’s wrong to have a drink [of] water on the Metro. It’s [a] bit difficult to agree with this.”

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Commuters fume over Metro delays

Dubai: Metro users in Dubai faced delays on Thursday morning after the service was suspended for more than 40 minutes, Gulf News has learnt.

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Dubai Metro lifts 7m commuters in 4 months

A statistic compiled by Rail Agency of Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) indicated that Dubai Metro had lifted 7,592,066 passengers from the date it was launched on 9 September 2009 to January 2010 through 11 stations on the Red Line.

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391 Offence Tickets Issued To Dubai Metro Commuters Till Oct 31s

Rail Agency at Roads & Transport Authority (RTA) has issued 391 offence tickets to metro users during 50 days of train operation, starting from the launch of service on 090909 till the end of October this year across 10 stations on the Red Line.

Dubai’s commuters getting used to the Metro

Dubai’s commuters getting used to the Metro

With the joy ride period over, railway is easing into normality almost two months after its first roll-out

Metro pedestrian crossings closure irks commuters

Metro pedestrian crossings closure irks commuters

Pedestrians are furious as they have been barred from crossing busy roads using the Metro pedestrian crossings after the stations close at night.