Launch of Dubai Metro Boosts Transport Infrastructure

 

Over 110,000 people, approximately 10 percent of the entire population of  Dubai, travelled on the Metro in its first two days, on the 9th and 10th September 2009.

 

This early and significant support for the metro indicates that there is certainly appetite for this mode of transport amongst city dwellers. In fact, the numbers exceeded the RTA’s (Road Transport Authority) expectations of 3,500 passengers every hour in both directions. The hourly average for the first day was in excess of 4,000. Despite some initial minor glitches on launch day, the trains were running normally with a steady stream of travellers and commuters at almost all of the stations. 

 

One traveller commented on how easy it was to move between Deira City Centre and Mall of the Emirates with the new Metro service, (two of Dubai’s most prominent malls) and to therefore get alot more shopping done ! There is no doubt that Dubai’s ‘state of the art’ new transport system will continue to drive the city’s growth onwards and upwards.