337 million users of mass transit and taxis in Dubai during the first half

30 / July

The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) announced that the number of users of mass and shared transportation in Dubai, which includes the Dubai Metro, Dubai Tram, public buses, marine transport (abras, ferries, water taxis and water buses), electronic reservation vehicles, smart rental vehicles, buses on demand, in addition to Taxi vehicles: (Dubai taxi and franchise companies) in the first half of 2023, it reached about 337 million passengers, compared to about 304.6 million passengers in the first half of 2022, and the daily average number of users of mass transportation, shared transportation and taxis in the first half of This year, about (1.86) million passengers, compared to about (1.68) million passengers in the same period in 2022.

Mattar Al Tayer, Director General and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Roads and Transport Authority, said: “The Dubai Metro and taxis accounted for the largest percentage of the number of users of mass and shared transportation and taxi vehicles, with 36.5% for the Dubai Metro, 29% for taxis, while the percentage of public transport buses reached 24.5%. %, and the month of March of 2023 recorded the highest rate in the number of passengers, as nearly 60 million passengers were transported, and the number of passengers in the rest of the months ranged between 53 and 58 million passengers.

Al Tayer indicated that the number of passengers during the first half of this year witnessed a growth of 11%, compared to the same period in 2022, which is an important indicator confirming the recovery of the economic movement in the Emirate of Dubai, and the effectiveness of the plans and programs implemented by the authority to encourage residents and visitors to use means of transportation. Collective transportation, and the provision of various alternatives for the movement of residents in Dubai, where the mass transportation system in Dubai, whose elements are integrated with each other, is the backbone of the movement of residents in the various regions of the Emirate of Dubai, and this system has succeeded in bringing about change and development in the culture of the population in its various segments towards the use of means of transportation the public.

metro stations

Al Tayer said: “The number of users of the Dubai Metro with its red and green lines reached 123.4 million passengers in the first half of this year 2023, and the Burjuman and Union stations accounted for the largest share of the number of passengers on the Dubai Metro, as the number of passengers at Burjuman Station for the red and green lines reached 7.25 million passengers, while The number of passengers at the Union Station for the Red and Green Lines reached 5.6 million passengers. On the Red Line, Al-Raqqa station recorded the largest number of passengers, with a total of 5.4 million passengers, followed by the Mall of the Emirates station with 5.2 million passengers, then the Burj Khalifa / Dubai Mall station with 4.7 million passengers. The Green Line station, Sharaf DG, came first in terms of the number of passengers, with 4.4 million passengers, followed by Baniyas station, with 3.8 million passengers, then the stadium station, with about 3 million passengers, and the remaining number of passengers was distributed among other metro stations.

In the first half of this year, the Dubai Tram transported 4.2 million passengers, while public transport buses transported 83 million passengers, and the number of marine transport users that include abras, water buses, water taxis and Dubai Ferry reached 9.1 million passengers, while the means of joint transportation that include electronic reservation vehicles And smart leasing and buses on demand, as it transported 21 million passengers, while taxis in Dubai, which include: (Dubai Taxi and franchise companies), transported 96.2 million passengers in the first half of this year.

System integration

The Director General and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Roads and Transport Authority stated that the strategic and executive plans that the Roads and Transport Authority operates according to are based on the principle of integration between the various means of mass transportation and joint transportation, to achieve smoothness and ease of movement in the Emirate of Dubai, and include the development and expansion of road networks, crossings and the transportation system. Collective transportation with all its elements such as metro, tram, buses, marine transport means, first and last mile means, joint transportation, the development of pedestrian and bicycle facilities and their interconnection, the development of traffic and technical transport systems necessary to achieve the best utilization and highest efficiency of the road and mass transit system, as well as the application of supportive policies to encourage the public to reduce Relying on private vehicles, and increasing their dependence on other means of transportation, including mass transportation, and shared transportation.