recognized as one of the most advanced cities of the world, dubai metro is bestowed with the best possible infrastructure. transports like the taxis, buses, abra had been enough to meet the needs of the people in dubai but with the rise in population and influx of people from the world over the need for an alternative transport system was felt. this compelled the government to re- think its transportation policies and plan for a dubai metro.
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termed as the flagship project of the roads and transport
authority , the seeds of the idea of a dubai metro was sown way back in
1997. the dubai metro project worth 15.5 billion dirhams is a milestone
in terms of its state of art engineering and besides its social benefit
it is also an architectural showpiece.
dubai metro will be
completed in mainly two phases. the red line will be constructed in the
first phase of the dubai metro project and will run on a viaduct along
the sheikh zayed road and the green line which will mostly be
underground will constitute the second phase of the dubai metro
project. with a total of 70 km lines dubai metro will have 42 stations
of which 9 will be underground. begun under the directives of dubai
ruler sheikh mohammed bin rashid al maktoum the dubai metro project is
expected to be completed by the year 2010.