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Metro will open to public only on September 10
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Dubai: Dubai MetroDubai 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 TransportDubai Roads and Transport Authority.
In depth: Dubai Metro
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.
Meanwhile, test runs of the trains of the world's largest automated driverless Metro are being conducted on the Red Line.
RTARTA 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.
By Ashfaq Ahmed
© Gulf News 2009
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