Dubai Metro Partial Closure Over Weekends
- Dubai metro Red Line will be partially closed during weekends for 10 weeks for work related to the Route 2020 project
- Dubai metro red line will be closed on every Friday and Saturday from 28th July to 14th October, 2017, between the Jumeirah Lakes Towers station and Ibn Battuta station
- During the time that the metro is closed, a free shuttle service will operate between JLT station and Ibn Battuta station to take metro commuters to the respective station
- Trains will switch rail tracks and return at JLT and Ibn Battuta metro stations after the automatic operation system is upgraded
- The Dubai Metro is a rapid transit rail system in Dubai, and one of the primary means of public transport in the city
- Dubai Metro was inaugurated on 09/09/09 at 09:09:09 PM, by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Ruler of Dubai
- Dubai Metro has two operational lines, the Red Line and Green Line, with three more proposed lines which are in the works
- Most popular forms of public transport in Dubai include the metro, bus, tram, regular taxi and water taxi
- There is one metro station between the JLT station and Ibn Battuta station, which is the Nakheel Harbour and Tower station
