15 Photos That Capture Dubai Metro In All Its Glory On Its 7th Birthday

Dubai Metro turns seven today.

Construction on the driverless, fully-automated rail system began in 2006 and it first opened on 9 September 2009. Since then it has taken over 830 million riders to and fro.

Since its launch 7 years ago, Dubai Metro has served more than 830 million riders #Dubai pic.twitter.com/cwHzvQnU2U

— Dubai Media Office (@DXBMediaOffice) September 8, 2016

Here are some pictures to celebrate the occasion…

At night

Running through Sheikh Zayed Road

Great architecture

A better view of the outside

The lights inside the station

In black and white

The station

The tracks