VIPs only to ride Dubai Metro on 09/09/2009
Dubai's new Metro will not be open to the general public on September 9, it was reported on Monday.
"There will be an official launch on September 9 but the Metro will be opened to the public only on September 10 from 6am," said a senior official at the Dubai Roads and Transport Authority in comments published by UAE daily Gulf News.
Sheikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, ruler of Dubai, will inaugurate the Metro operations on September 9 with the launch ceremony being held at Mall of the Emirates, the paper added.
After the ceremony, Sheikh Mohammad, along with other dignitaries, VIPs and invited guests will ride the first train from Mall of the Emirates station to Al Rashidiya station.
There will be ceremonies at selected stations which will be visited by Dubai's ruler.
Last week, it was revealed that the cost of building Dubai's long-awaited metro system was expected to rise by 75 percent to $7.6bn since the contracts were awarded four years ago.
Among the reasons for the jump in costs was two extensions of the Green Line, which included five stations and a depot, two stations on the Red Line and a reworked design of all stations and their footbridges.
The Dubai Government has guaranteed the financing of the project, RTA chairman Mattar Al Tayer said.
AED100 fine for eating on Dubai Metro trains
Fines of AED100 will be handed out to anyone caught eating or drinking on the Dubai Metro, it was reported on Tuesday.
And penalties will rise to AED500 for offences such as destroying, damaging or tampering with devices, equipment or seats of public transport facilities and services.
A AED200 fine awaits any passenger who tries to use the metro system without a valid ticket.
Check the videos and photos : http://www.arabianbusiness.com/566559-watch-new-videos-of-dubai-metro
And losail might finish by 2018.
Dont believe everything u read. There is a demo railway in qatar. i m sure no one has seen tht either. Unfortunately tht railway system tht is being propsoed is slated for 2025 release. i ll be so old by then, maybe my kids ll enjoy it.
Exclusive: Qatar could award Doha Metro contracts this year
Plans for the Doha Metro Network have been presented to the Qatar Government and are currently under consideration.
The contract could be awarded by the end of this year, a consultant working on the project said. The plans form one “cluster” of a wider consolidated national railway network.
The wider network is designed to integrate five railway systems planned across Qatar into a “comprehensive and consolidated national railway system.”
http://www.constructionweekonline.com/article-4593-exclusive_qatar_could_award_doha_metro_contracts_this_year/
MD is right.
@sunshine, there is a tram, underground, monorail and rail project being worked on.
They're digging the area from Lusail already now.
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Hmmm didn't see anything about smoking... excellent
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i truly hope tha maybe before i expire i see a train here in Qatar. atleast a tram.
crapcircle,sunshine,not going to happen here in our lifetime mates...just look @ the pace of the roadworks,how long you'll think these guys will take to build a whole new rail network?...Dubai did it in 5 years by the way,contracts were signed in '04,reality '09...here it'll be more like,contract signed in '09,ashgal dispute with contractor in 2012,new contractor hired 2014,estimated date of completion 2019,actual date of completion 2022...don't know about you guys but i sure as hell don't plan to stick around till then!!...
They forgot to put up a fine for "smelly" passengers. They will ruin the project.
I thought there will be more comments by ppl, hearing that Dubai has a metro now. How cum Qatar doesnt have one? Still in planning stages , so wheres the implementation? Mayb in 10 or 15 yrs time .
public transit is very VIP lol :D
But I digress, good on them, it looks slick, no more paying for the rather extravagant and ultimately subpar taxi service. WE WANT ONE IN DOHA ARRRGH!
good to see the metro will be on its way tomorrow morning.