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Metro will open to public only on September 10
Dubai Metro will not be opened to the general public on September 9 - the launch day, Gulf News has learnt.
- By Ashfaq Ahmed, Chief Reporter
- Published: 22:56 September 6, 2009
- Image Credit: Gulf News Archive
- Test runs of the trains of the world's largest automated driverless Metro are being conducted on the Red Line.
Dubai: Dubai Metro will not be opened to the general public on September 9 - the launch day, Gulf News has learnt.
"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.
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His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, will inaugurate the Metro operations at 9pm on 09.09.09.
The launch ceremony will be held at Mall of the Emirates. Preparations are being finalised at the mall galleria.
After the ceremony, Shaikh 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 Shaikh Mohammad.
Meanwhile, test runs of the trains of the world's largest automated driverless Metro are being conducted on the Red Line.
RTA employees have been using the train as part of the full dress rehearsal leading up to the official launch. They are also using the various facilities at the stations and inside the trains to ensure that everything is ready for the launch.
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