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VIDEO: Seven Dubai Metro stations launched

Wednesday, 8 July 2020 13:30

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His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has announced the inauguration of seven Dubai Metro stations.

The extension of the Red Line has been completed at a cost of AED 11 billion, Sheikh Mohammed announced on his official Twitter handle.

"Today we are launching our project. 12,000 engineers and technicians, 50 trains, 7 stations and 125,000 commuters daily, and after 80 million working hours, we provide what we promised," he wrote.

.@HHShkMohd inaugurates the #Dubai Metro’s Route 2020 with a 15 km route length, seven stations and at a cost of AED 11 billion. Route 2020 will be open to the public this September. pic.twitter.com/SoVzg7cJDg
— Dubai Media Office (@DXBMediaOffice) July 8, 2020

.@HHShkMohd officially inaugurates the AED11 billion Route 2020 Project, which extends existing metro rail lines in preparation for @Expo2020Dubai scheduled to begin next year. #Dubai https://t.co/IvwVwqZ0mh pic.twitter.com/TphdXqMx8N
— Dubai Media Office (@DXBMediaOffice) July 8, 2020

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