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Passengers stranded as Dubai Metro train breaks down at NHTS station
A Dubai Metro train that broke down after reaching Nakheel Harbour and Tower Station (NHTS) left the station around 11.55am on Thursday after more than two hours.
- By Abbas Al Lawati, Staff Reporter
- Published: 12:28 September 10, 2009
- Image Credit: Abbas Lawati/Gulf News
- The broken down train is kept at the Nakheel Harbour and Tower Station as commuters wait.
Dubai: A Dubai Metro train that broke down after reaching Nakheel Harbour and Tower Station (NHTS) left the station around 11.55am on Thursday after more than two hours.
Around 70 passengers trying out the Metro for leisure and work were stranded for more than two hours.
Delay on Red Line was the constant and only announcement. The train reached the station around 9.55am and was hit by a technical problem. The issue was resolved around 11.43am and a second train arrived at the station around 11.55am and took the waiting passengers.
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