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Three more Dubai Metro stations open

Three more stations on the Red Line of the Dubai Metro have opened, bringing the total number of operational stations to 21

Last updated: September 15, 2018 | 20:47

Ashfaq Ahmed

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Dubai: Three more stations on the Red Line of the Dubai Metro were opened Saturday, bringing the total number of operational stations to 21.

The new stations started receiving passengers as the metro operations started 6am.

The newly opened stations include: World Trade Centre, GGICO in Al Garhoud and Noor Islamic Bank (Al Qouz) on Shaikh Zayed Road.

Some 14 feeder buses have been deployed to link the new metro stations with the surrounding areas offering bus service with 13-20 minutes frequency. This brings the total feeder buses serving the stations to 152.

“We expect the number of commuters will increase to more than 140,000 per day with the opening of new stations,” said Mattar Al Tayer, Chairman of the Board and Executive Director of the Dubai Roads and Transport Authority. He said the remaining eight stations on the Red Line of the Metro would open gradually in coming months.

A metro train leaves the Trade Centre station, one of the three new Dubai Metro stations opened on Saturday.

Passengers board the first Metro train to arrive at the newly-opened Karama station yesterday. Karama is one of the seven stations that becameoperational yesterday, as Dubai Roads and Transport Authority added eight more trains. With 20 trains in service on the Red Line now, the RTA expects140,000 people to ride the Metro daily.

A passenger looks at the information board at the GGICO Metro station in Al Garhoud, one of the three new stations opened by the RTA on Saturday.

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