Facilities

2 Transfer Station (Union Square and Khalid Bin Al Waleed)

5-car trains

Each train accomodate 643 passengers, seated and standing

The 5 cars on each train splitted into 3 classes:

  • Gold (VIP) class (1 car)
  • Women and chlidren (1 car)
  • Silver class (3 car)

Gold class has 18 seats and is furnished with luxurious interior and leather seating

Women and children class has a space for strollers and bags

Silver class is finished in a combination of blues and greens

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Metro launched on schedule on 9/9/09 - more stations to come!

Metro Etiquette #5

Try to keep loud phone conversations to a minimum. We don’t all have to know about what the maid is fixing for dinner. And that goes for live conversations too. If you’re traveling with a friend, try to keep your voices low. 

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    Rakesh Heer Posted by Rakesh Heer
    March 01, 2012 | 12:34 PM

    "Statue of Liberty" Lol !! thats a nice wya of putting it. .. More..

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    Dirk Fitch Posted by Dirk Fitch
    February 24, 2012 | 5:52 PM

    Rita, I agree emphatically, especially with rule number one. Nothing angers me more on the metro than to see lazy young men sitting while ladies stand. Except possibly the other passengers' lack .. More..

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    Dirk Fitch Posted by Dirk Fitch
    February 24, 2012 | 5:48 PM

    I'd like to see on "Metro Ettiquette" something to remind men to offer their seats to the ladies, especially those with small children. All too often I see fit young men sitting .. More..

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    SIAL SHAH Posted by SIAL SHAH
    June 08, 2011 | 8:45 AM

    I LOVE DUBAI AND ITS TRANSPORT SYSTEMS .. More..

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    Raminator Posted by Raminator
    November 16, 2009 | 12:20 PM

    Hi Rajesh, There is no feeder bus available, the closest one I can find is F10 Al Warqa'a 3 But instead of feeder bus there should be some connecting bus if not .. More..

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    Raminator Posted by Raminator
    November 15, 2009 | 9:48 PM

    hey Phil the terminals are quite far from each other but am sure you can find some transportation you can check once you get to the station. Also you cant take your luggage .. More..

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    Raminator Posted by Raminator
    October 15, 2009 | 10:33 AM

    Hi Anuja, The remaining red line stations including Jebel Ali wont be open until February 2010 according to the RTA .. More..

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