Tabreed Raises Dh1.1b for Dubai Metro, Other Projects
6 July 2009 Staff Report
DUBAI - National Central Cooling Company, a provider of air conditioning systems for large-scale property developments, has raised Dh1.1 billion in debt to help pay for its role in the...
Give public transport a chance
By Sanya Nayeem, Deputy Readers Editor
Public transport means not having to drive, paying minimum fares and adding more productive minutes to the day.
So why don't more people use it? Gulf News readers discuss.
Arun Menon,...
Plan your journey
By Ashfaq Ahmed, Chief Reporter
Published: July 04, 2009, 23:04
Are you flirting with the idea of using public transport but confused because you need more information? Gulf News Wipe Out Waste (WoW) campaign...
People with special needs to benefit from Metro's top audio-visual system
Staff Report
Published: July 04, 2009, 23:04
Dubai: Dubai Metro will be fitted with high-definition audio-visual public address systems to serve all passengers, particularly those with special needs, said Mattar Al Tayer, Chairman of...
Dubai Metro will be a boon to Deira business district
Dubai: Visitors to Deira City Centre will no longer have to stand in queues snaking up to several hundred metres to wait for taxis as they will be able to take the Metro beginning...
The Big Debate: Should Dubai malls introduce parking charges?
By Carolyn Proud on Thursday, July 02, 2009, www.business24-7.ae
A proposal by shopping centres to introduce fees for parking when the Dubai Metro opens in September has been hailed by some as a fair means...
Train fare
James Brennan www.thenational.ae
Travelling to some of your favourite Dubai restaurants is about to get considerably cheaper. Last week it was announced that fares for the new Dubai Metro will be as little as Dh2...
Swaidan to supply buses in Dh1.9bn deal
Hundreds of buses that will run on the Dubai Metro's feeder network are to supplied by Dutch company VDL in a deal worth Dh1.9 billion including maintanence fees.
The 518 Citea buses ordered by the...
New fleet to arrive ahead of Metro launch
Eugene Harnan Last Updated: June 30. 2009
DUBAI // A pack of buses will be delivered next week as transit officials gear up for the Dubai Metro’s launch on September 9.
Hundreds of the vehicles will...
RTA to introduce 41 bus routes for Dubai Metro
By Ashfaq Ahmed, Chief Reporter, www.gulfnews.com
Dubai: Forty-one new bus routes will be unveiled in the next two months as part of a feeder service on the Dubai Metro Red Line.
The Red Line is scheduled...
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