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Dubai & Sharjah, United Arab Emirates - July 28, 2019: New Dubai-Sharjah commuter ferry is launched. Al Ghubaiba Water Transport Station. Sunday the 28th of July 2019. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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The commuter ferry from Al Ghubaiba to Sharjah on the day it launched in 2019. Services are set to be expanded across the city from 2021. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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New routes will connect Dubai Marina to the Festival City area, some two hours away, and the Creek with the new Deira Islands. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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Transport chiefs have urged drivers to leave their cars at home and give the ferry commute a try. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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New routes will connect Dubai Marina to the Festival City area, some two hours away. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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Other services will connect the Creek with the new Deira Night Market. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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Dubai & Sharjah, United Arab Emirates - July 28, 2019: New Dubai-Sharjah commuter ferry is launched. Sunday the 28th of July 2019. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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Dubai & Sharjah, United Arab Emirates - July 28, 2019: Passengers Abdusselam and Jihada Sabic at the launch of new Dubai-Sharjah commuter ferry. Sunday the 28th of July 2019. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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Dubai & Sharjah, United Arab Emirates - July 28, 2019: New Dubai-Sharjah commuter ferry is launched. Aquarium Marine Station in Sharjah. Sunday the 28th of July 2019. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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Dubai & Sharjah, United Arab Emirates - July 28, 2019: New Dubai-Sharjah commuter ferry is launched. Aquarium Marine Station in Sharjah. Sunday the 28th of July 2019. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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Dubai & Sharjah, United Arab Emirates - July 28, 2019: New Dubai-Sharjah commuter ferry is launched. Sunday the 28th of July 2019. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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Dubai & Sharjah, United Arab Emirates - July 28, 2019: New Dubai-Sharjah commuter ferry is launched. Sunday the 28th of July 2019. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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Dubai & Sharjah, United Arab Emirates - July 28, 2019: New Dubai-Sharjah commuter ferry is launched. Sunday the 28th of July 2019. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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Dubai & Sharjah, United Arab Emirates - July 28, 2019: New Dubai-Sharjah commuter ferry is launched. Sunday the 28th of July 2019. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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Dubai & Sharjah, United Arab Emirates - July 28, 2019: New Dubai-Sharjah commuter ferry is launched. Sunday the 28th of July 2019. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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Dubai & Sharjah, United Arab Emirates - July 28, 2019: New Dubai-Sharjah commuter ferry is launched. Al Ghubaiba Water Transport Station. Sunday the 28th of July 2019. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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Dubai & Sharjah, United Arab Emirates - July 28, 2019: New Dubai-Sharjah commuter ferry is launched. Sunday the 28th of July 2019. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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Dubai & Sharjah, United Arab Emirates - July 28, 2019: New Dubai-Sharjah commuter ferry is launched. Al Ghubaiba Water Transport Station. Sunday the 28th of July 2019. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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The commuter ferry from Al Ghubaiba to Sharjah on the day it launched in 2019. Services are set to be expanded across the city from 2021. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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New routes will connect Dubai Marina to the Festival City area, some two hours away, and the Creek with the new Deira Islands. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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Transport chiefs have urged drivers to leave their cars at home and give the ferry commute a try. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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New routes will connect Dubai Marina to the Festival City area, some two hours away. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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Other services will connect the Creek with the new Deira Night Market. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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Dubai & Sharjah, United Arab Emirates - July 28, 2019: New Dubai-Sharjah commuter ferry is launched. Sunday the 28th of July 2019. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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Dubai & Sharjah, United Arab Emirates - July 28, 2019: Passengers Abdusselam and Jihada Sabic at the launch of new Dubai-Sharjah commuter ferry. Sunday the 28th of July 2019. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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Dubai & Sharjah, United Arab Emirates - July 28, 2019: New Dubai-Sharjah commuter ferry is launched. Aquarium Marine Station in Sharjah. Sunday the 28th of July 2019. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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Dubai & Sharjah, United Arab Emirates - July 28, 2019: New Dubai-Sharjah commuter ferry is launched. Aquarium Marine Station in Sharjah. Sunday the 28th of July 2019. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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Dubai & Sharjah, United Arab Emirates - July 28, 2019: New Dubai-Sharjah commuter ferry is launched. Sunday the 28th of July 2019. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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Dubai & Sharjah, United Arab Emirates - July 28, 2019: New Dubai-Sharjah commuter ferry is launched. Sunday the 28th of July 2019. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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Dubai & Sharjah, United Arab Emirates - July 28, 2019: New Dubai-Sharjah commuter ferry is launched. Sunday the 28th of July 2019. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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Dubai & Sharjah, United Arab Emirates - July 28, 2019: New Dubai-Sharjah commuter ferry is launched. Sunday the 28th of July 2019. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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Dubai & Sharjah, United Arab Emirates - July 28, 2019: New Dubai-Sharjah commuter ferry is launched. Sunday the 28th of July 2019. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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Dubai & Sharjah, United Arab Emirates - July 28, 2019: New Dubai-Sharjah commuter ferry is launched. Al Ghubaiba Water Transport Station. Sunday the 28th of July 2019. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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Dubai & Sharjah, United Arab Emirates - July 28, 2019: New Dubai-Sharjah commuter ferry is launched. Sunday the 28th of July 2019. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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Dubai & Sharjah, United Arab Emirates - July 28, 2019: New Dubai-Sharjah commuter ferry is launched. Al Ghubaiba Water Transport Station. Sunday the 28th of July 2019. Chris Whiteoak / The National
Dubai plans major expansion of ferry services to connect expanding coastline
Transport chiefs say the network will nearly triple in total length, with many new routes planned
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