Metro buzz has already started
By Sean Davidson      www.business24-7.ae
As Dubai prepares for yet another historic moment, the growing interest in the region's first Metro project is understandable and encouraging.
Days...
Car-crazy Dubai gears up for Gulf's 1st metro
By Ali Khalil    www.business.maktoob.com
Dubai launches next week the first metro network in the Arab Gulf region but it remains to be...
Metro cuts way out of congestion
By Hugh Naylor      www.thenational.aeÂ
Dubai // When Dubai’s Metro opens on Wednesday as one of the largest public transport systems in the Middle East, officials...
Dubai metro era
By Conrad Egbert  www.constructionweekonline.comÂ
I got back from my holiday only to be faced with a building collapse, a labour protest and of course the build...
The rail thing
After the Roads and Transport Authority announced its plans for a Metro, it said that it would be renaming the stops — for...
Time to Dump that car and use the train
By By Derek Baldwin, Senior Reporter   XPRESS    www.xpress4me.com
Dumping your car in favour of the Dubai Metro could save you Dh2,648 a month, according to...
AED100 fine for eating on Dubai Metro trains
By Andy Sambidge www.arabianbusiness.com
Fines of AED100 will be handed out to anyone caught eating or drinking on the Dubai Metro, it was reported on...
54% support Dubai Metro food, drink ban
By Andy Sambidge www.arabianbusiness.comÂ
A decision by transport chiefs to ban food and drink on Dubai Metro has been welcomed by a majority of would-be...
Metro service for public only from September 10
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Although the long-awaited service rolls out on 09.09.09, commuters will be able to ride the trains only on September 10
Commuters will be able...
Why trains run better without any drivers
By Daniel Bardsley www.thenational.ae
There will be no train drivers on the Dubai Metro, and the advantages of this extend well beyond the saving of...