Most people take the train for just a few stops and then get off. Others, however, stay longer.
The journey from Ibn Battuta, one of the first stations on the red line, to Rashidya, at the end of the line 39km away, took exactly one hour and cost less than Dh6.
At 9am, travelling north into Dubai rather than in the direction of Abu Dhabi, there is not much in the way of fellow commuters. Most people, a security guard at the station said, tend to travel the other way from Khalid Bin Al Waleed station and Deira City Centre to Jebel Ali Free Zone.
A view of Dubai International from Dubai metro.
Most people take the train for just a few stops and then get off. Others, however, stay longer.
The journey from Ibn Battuta, one of the first stations on the red line, to Rashidya, at the end of the line 39km away, took exactly one hour and cost less than Dh6.
At 9am, travelling north into Dubai rather than in the direction of Abu Dhabi, there is not much in the way of fellow commuters. Most people, a security guard at the station said, tend to travel the other way from Khalid Bin Al Waleed station and Deira City Centre to Jebel Ali Free Zone.
