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Metro work begins in Deira
- Published: 23:33 May 3, 2009
ASGHAR KHAN/Gulf News
Hive of activity
Construction work is under way in Deira on one of the main stations which will be part of the Dubai Metro project.
The Dh12.45 billion project will be a fully automated system, running on three lines. The first train is set to run
in the fourth quarter of 2009.
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