Comments on: Countdown to Dubai Metro Opening (5 more days!)

By: shiera

shiera — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 05:04:43 +0000

it’s opening day today! can’t wait for your update regarding this one… the stations look interesting.

We’ll be trying it out on Friday!

By: mslittlegirl23

mslittlegirl23 — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 22:25:37 +0000

Hi, i was one of the lucky few who was hired to be a station master for Dubai Metro. A station master is a landlord of the station. It is quite a challenging task because it involves details. we have to check / inspect the station at least 2x a day for each shift (and we have 3 shifts). We do this because we want our station to be flawless and free from harm. it is the first and longest driverless train. I am happy to be a part of history!!! 9/9/09 at 9:09pm, our train will open to the public!!! hoping to see you ride there

By: Lorie Shewbridge

Lorie Shewbridge — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 13:32:11 +0000

I am amazed at all that traffic!! If it does eliminate half of it, that would be a terrific thing. I, too, cannot wait to see pictures of you and Pristine “riding the rails”. Thanks for sharing this exciting news with us. You know I love learning about foreign cultures.

By: willowsprite

willowsprite — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 15:48:05 +0000

I have never seen so many lanes!! That’s crazy! Does the smog get bad on humid days?
(Small town girl here, too…:) )

By: Yang

Yang — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 10:13:44 +0000

My sister just went to Dubai as a supervisor to one of the stations.She has been telling be about her work there but its exciting to finally see where it is, through your blog, since I didn’t really researched where she is working right now.

By: Kayla

Kayla — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 05:47:39 +0000

Oh, that’s so cool!!

By: Francesca Ivy

Francesca Ivy — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 05:03:34 +0000

Aw, thanks. Will read more. Also, this is great news.

By: Francesca Ivy

Francesca Ivy — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 04:52:10 +0000

It’s UAE’s first? Will it connect from Dubai to Abu Dhabi or just within Dubai? Sorry for the ignorance.

Just within Dubai first..but they are planning a national railway to connect all the emirates. It will be in the next few years.
All questions are welcomed in my blog.

By: mannequin

mannequin — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 15:07:25 +0000

How exciting! It looks incredibly busy there! I can’t even stand to drive in congested traffic here and it is nowhere near that traffic flow. Hope to see pictures of you riding on that! For some reason, I love pictures of the inside rail systems. Intriguing for a small town girl.

That traffic flow you are seeing in the photo is the “mild”, very mild version than what it was 2 years ago (when we arrived in Dubai). On some days, esp if there’s an accident, traffic is worse.

I do not like driving here at all.