viernes, 16 de septiembre de 2011

Sheikh Mohammed opens Dubai Metro's Green Line

HH Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE prime minister and vice-president and ruler of Dubai, opened Dubai Metro’s long-awaited Green Line on Friday. [photos]


The official opening ceremony was held at the Dubai Healthcare City Station, exactly two years after the launch of Dubai Metro's Red Line.

The Metro’s second line, which has added eighteen stations and 23km to Dubai’s existing rail network, will provide low-cost transport for passengers living in the older areas of the city such as Deira and Bur Dubai.

“Dubai is well,” Sheikh Mohammed said, speaking at the opening ceremony. According to Bloomberg, Dubai's ruler said Dubai has overcome the financial crisis that forced it to delay debt payments two years ago. He also expressed his concern about the debt crisis in some European countries.













Sheikh Mohammed was speaking at the opening ceremony for the Dubai's second Metro line



Dubai has overcome the financial crisis that forced it to delay debt payments two years ago, its ruler said.

“Dubai is well,” Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum said on Friday at the opening ceremony for the emirate’s second Metro line. He also said he was concerned about the debt crisis in some European countries.