Before and After pictures of Shaikh Zayed Road
09/09/09 is a date that residents of Dubai will never forget, for it marks the day when Dubai will change forever.
Today is the day when long awaited Dubai Metro project starts operating, although on a much limited scale, with only 10 of the 38 stations of the red-line operational on launch.
It will take another 9 months for rest of the stations and green-line to become operational, and that’s when full potential of Dubai metro will be realized. But until then there is a period of transition that everyone will have to go through. Plus there are bound to be teething problems which need to be resolved before the usage reaches critical mass.
In my case, the metro station near my office is not operational on launch, and the one near my home does not start before June 2010, so my dream of using metro for my daily commute doesn’t seem to come true until then. But even then I will try to use metro whenever I get a chance. If for nothing else then just for the sake of experience.
In the long run Dubai metro will change the way Dubai operates. Dependence on taxis and private cars will be eliminated. Many businesses will come into existence because of Dubai metro. There will be nothing but positive effects of Dubai metro on the culture of Dubai.
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