All aboard Dubai Metro first morning train

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All aboard Dubai Metro first morning train. Gulf News reporter Anjana Sankar joins morning commuters as they take their maiden voyage on Dubai Metro's first morning train and enjoy a traffic free ride through the city. See more at: http://gulfnews.com/gntv

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00:00This is indeed a good morning for these hundreds of people who are on board the first train

00:24that has left Al Rashidiyah metro station from platform number 1. It's 6.20 and today

00:32these people go to work without fearing the horrendous traffic jams. I don't know how

00:37long it will take to reach the end destination which is Nakhil Harbour station but who cares

00:44if the journey is as enjoyable as this. At least I'm not seeing endless rows of cars

00:49in front of me. I look to my right and to my left. I have breathtaking views of Dubai

00:55like never before. One interesting aspect of riding in a metro is this unique mix of

01:07people that you get to see. From working class to executives and from students to housewives,

01:12there are people from all walks of life. Something that you get to see in Dubai, maybe only in

01:18shopping malls. I don't own a car. I'm handicapped in terms of my mobility. But yes, the ride

01:26this morning was exciting because of the novelty factor indeed. My ability to move around will

01:32increase and it's a very comfortable ride. It's good, fantastic. It's fantastic, absolutely

01:38fab. It's way better than I would have expected. It's the best in the world. I've been on trains

01:43in Australia, America, UK. It's fantastic. It's really good. It's beautiful, beautiful. I don't

01:50believe that everything in Dubai. So, we want to know. Excited to be on metro. The first few

01:57metros. So, all the best. I hope things work out. More stations come in and we kind of get

02:03off our cars and drive more in metro. The train is Wi-Fi enabled so that you can use laptops

02:11throughout the journey. And some of the passenger friendly features include a screen which will

02:16show the upcoming stations. And there is also an onboard announcement which tells you which station

02:22is approaching. At the door, there is a map which shows the red and green lines with different

02:28stations. All these features help to make the journey very comfortable and hassle-free for the

02:34passengers. My first impression, metro is definitely on the right track. RTA has delivered

02:46what they promised, a world-class rail network. But the big question now is, how willing the

02:53Dubai public will be to step out of their private cars and make metro a new way of life. Anjana

03:00Shankar, Gulf News.

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