Aramex, a leading logistics and transportation solutions provider, has expanded its delivery channels for local express services within the emirate of Dubai to include the recently launched Dubai Metro.
The new transport route complements Aramex’s existing ground fleet for express consignments...

A row of suits sits silently, poring over the morning papers, a group of young people wearing jeans five sizes too big for them cram into the standing section and tired looking mothers clutch their young children’s small hands. They all have one purpose — to travel to their destinations
It is a morning on the London Underground, where people of every nationality...

I never expected to enjoy my first ride on the Metro as much as I did. It was just a train ride after all — What could be more mundane? But when I joined in the frenzy of excited strangers clicking photographs and found myself cheerfully (and rather rudely) waving goodbye to the endless queues of traffic below — it was a pleasant surprise...

Dubai Metro has lifted 1.7m passengers during its first month of operation, figures from the Dubai Roads and Transport Agency (RTA) released on Tuesday show.
Mall of the Emirates was the station used by the highest number of passengers, followed by Khalid bin Al Waleed Station in Bur Dubai, while Airport Terminal 3 Station...

Stations on the Dubai Metro Green Line will be completed in the first quarter of 2010, with operations expected to start in the middle of next year, it has been reported.
The Red Line is also set to be extended by 15.5km to the border with Abu Dhabi and will add six stations...

The Dubai Metro carried a total of 266,671 passengers over the three-day Eid holiday, said the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA).
On Tuesday, the third day of the break, 71,266 people travelled on the Red Line
The total number of passengers since the Metro's launch on September 9 has reached 797,768...

Dubai: Following the launch of the Dubai Metro, attention is turning to the various rail projects across the Gulf with a possible pan-Gulf network to connect the major cities of the region.
While the Dubai Metro is one of the most significant passenger transport projects, there are others that would bring about...

A fleet of 300 taxis is being readied to bolster the support network for the Dubai Metro, it was reported on Wednesday.
Municipal authorities are to assign some 300 taxis to serve commuters on the new rail network in a bid by the Dubai Taxi Corporation (DTC)...

Dubai Metro had its record day for passengers on Monday, official figures from the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) show.
A total of 97,881 passengers travelled between the 10 stations on the Red Line during the second day of the Eid Holidays - some 354 more passengers than the pervious day...

Dubai Metro saw its highest number of journeys taken in one day since it opened to the public, as more than 60,000 passengers travelled on the red Line on Friday, official figures show.
The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) said 60,837 passengers used the network, with more expected during...

The Dubai Metro will run additional trains to address an expected rise in the number of passengers travelling during the Eid holidays, according to a report.
An official representing the Dubai Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) told the Gulf News daily that at least three extra trains will be deployed...

More than 38,000 passengers travelled on Dubai's new metro system on Sunday, transport chiefs have announced.
Statistics from the Roads and Transport Authority's Rail Agency revealed that a total of 38,841 passengers used the service on the fourth day since it launched...

An international consultancy firm will soon be named to lead Abu Dhabi's metro project, it has been announced.
The Abu Dhabi Executive Council, chaired by Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, is reviewing the recommendations of the Abu Dhabi...

More than 110,000 people made a journey on Dubai Metro during its first two days of operation – almost 10 percent of the population.
According to a report in the National, 67,000 passengers used the network on Thursday and 47,000 the following day...

While thousands of people in Dubai who took to the Metro trains for the first time on Thursday have warmly welcomed it, some users have urged the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) to revisit certain rules for the network.
In comments posted on Arabian Business, Metro users said that while they understood that...

Dubai's ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum on Thursday hailed the "smooth and successful" launch of the new metro system.
As thousands of people in the emirate took to the trains for the first time, Sheikh Mohammed used his popular Twitter website page to convey his congratulations...

A Dubai Metro train that broke down earlier on Thursday experienced some ‘technical difficulties’, the Roads and Transport Agency has said.
A train travelling from Nakheel Harbour and Tower Station to Mall of the Emirates just before midday slowed down and briefly stopped...

Dubai Metro staff have been put through the equivalent of more than 50,000 training days to be ready for the opening of the project, the operating company said on Thursday.
Serco said its team in Dubai had been working for two years as part of the build up to the inauguration...

Attempts by fee paying passengers to ride the first Dubai Metro train on Thursday were scuppered when the ticket machine broke down at Mall of the Emirates station.
A group of four passengers, all interior designers, said they were "annoyed" at missing the first train because of problems with the station's ticket machine....

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The Blue and Purple lines of the Dubai Metro have both been delayed by the global financial crisis, Mattar Al Tayer, the chairman of Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) confirmed at the opening of the $7.6bn project....

Mall of the Emirates and Deira City Centre on Wednesday announced that all parking will be free during the weekend even after the Dubai Metro launches, after customers complained that a four-hour time limit on free parking was not enough....

Dubai's new Metro will not be open to the general public on September 9, it was reported on Monday. "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...

Fines of AED100 will be handed out to anyone caught eating or drinking on the Dubai Metro, it was reported on Tuesday.penalties will rise to AED500 for offences such as destroying, damaging or tampering with...

Only 10 stations will be open when the Dubai Metro Red Line launches on September 9 and the opening of the Green Line has been pushed back three months, the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) announced on Sunday....

A home that is close to the office or a Metro station is more important than one with a good view, according to a survey of Dubai residents by master developer Limitless.Being able to walk to work...

The Dubai Metro is expected to generate revenues of more than AED17 billion ($4.6bn) over the next 10 years, it was reported on Tuesday.Mattar Al Tayer, chairman of the Board and executive director of the Roads ...

As of July 2009, Roads & Transport Authority (RTA) has joined the membership of the European Foundation for Quality Management (EFQM); a step that aims to enhance RTA corporate excellence drive at all fronts. CEO of RTA's Strategy & Corporate Governance Sector Abdul Mohsin Ibrahim Younes said:...

Roads & Transport Authority (RTA) has received the trophy of the 3rd UAE Youth Forum 2009 presented by a delegation of Youth Centers Dep’t at the Supreme Council for Family Affairs, Sharjah in recognition of RTA patronage of the Forum and its role in furthering the national identity among youth...

Human Resources & Development Dep’t at Corporate Administrative Support Services Sector of Roads & Transport Authority (RTA) is currently staging a training program for more than 700 parking inspectors and attendants in the emirate of Dubai with the aim of polishing skills and knowledge of these inspectors...

Roads & Transport Authority (RTA) announced that completion rate in phase 2 of Al Ittihad Road Widening Project has so far exceeded 70%, and the project is set to be fully completed and opened for traffic next October. Finishing works of Phase I of the project, which was opened last February, are nearing completion,...

The Chairman of the Board & Executive Director of Roads & Transport Authority (RTA) H.E. Mattar Al Tayer received at RTA Head Office a visiting delegation from the Ministry of Interior in Kuwait headed by H.E. Major General Mahmoud Mohammed Al Dossari, Assistant Undersecretary for Traffic at the Kuwait Ministry of Interior,...