The Dubai Metro is the first rapid rail transit system in the Middle East region. Introduced with the vision of easing traffic problems in this metropolis, the 70km long Metro today is the world’s largest automated train system. A total of 13.68 million passengers have been carried on the network between 09 Sep 2009 and end March 2010 (dubaifaqs.com). The Metro currently operates from 5am to 12: