Dubai Metro will start operating 4 new stations
Sat 19th December 2020 | 03:45 PM
DUBAI, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / WAM - 19th Dec, 2020) The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) announced that Route 2020, the extension of the DubaiMetro line from Jebel Ali Station to Expo 2020 station, would start commercial operations on 1st January, 2021.
Mattar Mohammed Al Tayer, Director-General, Chairman of the board of Executive Directors of the RTA said, "The initial operational phase would cover four stations, namely Jebel Ali (interchange station), The Gardens, Discovery Gardens, and Al Furjan, and the other remaining three stations would be opened later."
"The opening of Route 2020 for the public follows the successful completion of four operational tests and trials that included the static test of metro carriages and systems, the test of the rolling stock without passengers, the operational trial to check the system reliability and stability and the operational trials carried out by the operator of the metro service to verify the readiness before the start of the commercial service," Al Tayer explained.