Tag: dubai
Metro plans are long overdue
While years behind Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Doha are at last taking public transport schemes seriously.
Dubai Metro to be free for disabled
The Dubai Metro will be free for disabled passengers by February next year, the RTA announced today.
Dubai Metro Train – Timelapse Video
Hitch a ride on Dubai's spanking new metro system. We'll be going at around 800mph so buckle up!
Dubai Metro: Busy and bustling
Maktoob News takes a ride on the metro to see how successful it has been in winning over the city's commuters.
Metro users 40% up on pre-launch estimates – RTA
The number of Dubai Metro passengers in the first two months of operation is about 40 percent higher than pre-launch estimates, transport bosses have said.
Metro numbers beat expectations
Nearly three million passengers have used the Dubai Metro in its first two months at an average of 57,000 trips per day, about 40 per cent higher than the authority's pre-launch estimate, the RTA said yesterday.
Japanese Companies Are Owed Billions in Dubai, National Reports
Dubai companies, including Nakheel PJSC, owe billions of dollars to Japanese companies who worked on projects such as the emirate’s metro and Palm Island, the National said, citing Japanese Consul General Seiichi Otsuka.
Dubai’s tram project is on track
Rail projects have become popular in the GCC as the region tries to reduce road congestion and improve the quality of life. Dubai has invested heavily in mass transit and this year opened the Palm Jumeira Monorail on the man-made island as well as the first line of its Dh28bn Dubai Metro rail transit system.
