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Dubai has a traffic problem. Everybody who lives here can see this daily, especially now during Ramadan.Some people say this is normal in such a fast growing city like Dubai, others say it’s because of the reckless Dubai drivers.Some say the government of Dubai is responsible and there is no proper traffic planning. Whatever the cause is, it’s notgoing to be solved so easily. The
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government has a long-term plan which includes traffic planning. Part of this plan isthe Dubai Metro System.Construction work has already started, which ironically makes the traffic worseThe cars have huge windows for the best views of our lovely city from the slightly higher perspective (hopefully the ride willtake long enough to see everything). The whole system will run with electrical energy, which makes it environmentallyfriendly.
 
This line will be extended later to Jebel Ali Port and to the intersection of Al Nahda and Damascus road.The green line starts from Al Ittihad square (next to Dubai Municipality) to the Rashidiya bus station, passing by Deira CityCenter and the Airport terminals 1 to 3. Later on the green line will be extended into Deira and Bur Dubai.The blue line runs on Emirates road and will connect the Dubai International Airport and Jebel Ali Airport.The purple line will also connect these 2 Airports, but acts as an express line, serving new communities along Al Khail Road.All four lines will cover roughly 320 km (by 2020).
 
18 km of tunnels, 51 km of viaduct, one major train depot and maintenance facilities site and several auxiliary stablingfacilities. The total fleet size will exceed 100 trains. In the city center the lines will run underground, outside theDubaiMetroSystem will be elevated.Once finished (first phase in 2009), the Dubai Metro System will be the most advanced urban rail system. Investment costsfor the full Dubai Metro System will reach more than 14 billion AED. The operating costs are calculated to be approximately570 million AED per year. And eventually we will have no traffic problems anymore here in DubaiUpdate:First Dubai Metro Testrun Video May 2008
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