Dubai gets a Metro (finally!)

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http//khaleejtimes.com/dubaimetro/inside_metro.asp?xfile=/data/metro/2009/September/metro_September30.xml&section=metro

[Odyssee]

According to AP
"Wednesday's opening has the feel of being rushed. Invitations to the unveiling ceremony were only sent out Monday. The inaugural run went through several unfinished stations that looked like dark construction sites.
Only ten of the inaugural red line's 29 stations are ready for opening day — a fact the head of the transit authority announced last week. That means stations at the airport and one of the city's biggest shopping malls will open, but not those outside several densely populated areas where commuters live.
The authority head also revealed that the project, launched 3 1/2 years ago, is about 80 percent over budget.
The remaining stations on the 32-mile (52-kilometer) red line are due to open by February. A second line is expected to enter service in June — three months behind schedule."
http//www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hBaUF6VXsuqTUgZlG0IwD6WilSeAD9AJVKFG1

The tickets starting from Dh1.8 doesn't seem much as compared to the taxi fares in Dubai.