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In pictures: Gulf's first metro system opens in Dubai

Dubai Metro: A metro train passes a Dubai Metro station still partly under construction
A Dubai Metro train passes a partially-constructed station during a test run. The metro project was launched three and a half years ago Photograph: Ali Haider/EPA
Dubai Metro: Members from Dubai metro staff during the first run
Dubai Metro staff members during the system's first run, for VIPs and media guests, following the opening ceremony Photograph: Ali Haider/EPA
Dubai Metro: Dubai metro train speeds past the Worlds highest skyscraper Burj Dubai
A train speeds past the world's highest skyscraper, Burj Dubai, during a test run on 30 August 2009 Photograph: Ali Haider/EPA
Dubai Metro: A train is tested during a trial session ahead of the opening ceremony
A train is tested during a trial session ahead of the unveiling ceremony. Only 10 of the inaugural red line's 29 stations are ready for the opening day Photograph: Kamran Jebreili/AP
Dubai Metro: A metro station is cleaned in Dubai a few hours before the opening ceremony
Cleaning workers put the finishing touches to a station, hours before the opening ceremony Photograph: Ali Haider/EPA
Dubai Metro: Passengers at the Dubai metro during it's first run
VIP and media passengers on the Dubai Metro during its maiden run Photograph: STR/Reuters
Dubai Metro: Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum attends opening ceremony of the metro
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, the ruler of Dubai, attends the opening ceremony Photograph: Reuters
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