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Dubai Metro users should avoid running in the stations to catch trains as it poses a danger to other users and property, said a senior official. The warning came as a commuter complained that he was slapped with a fine for running inside the station to catch a train.

Dubai: Chewing gum is prohibited on the Dubai Metro and all other modes of public transport including buses and water buses, said a senior official.

"The number of fines has reduced as the Metro passengers in Dubai are gradually becoming aware of the dos and don'ts while riding the trains," noted Ramadan Abdullah, Director of the Rail Operations Department at the Dubai Roads and Transport Authority (RTA).

Dubai metro will double its number of trains when seven new stations open next month, according to a report on Friday. According to The National daily, a transport official said that the move would reduce the maximum waiting times at stations from 10 minutes to six minutes during rush hour.

Dubai Metro had lifted 9,872,545 passengers from the date it was launched on 9 September 2009 to 9 February 2010 through 11 stations on the Red Line, according to a statistic recently compiled by Rail Agency of Roads and Transport Authority (RTA).

Dubai Metro has served 9,872,545 passengers since it was launched last September, according to latest statistics compiled by Rail Agency of the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA). Ramadan Abdullah, director of Rail Operation Department at RTA Rail Agency said in a statement that the Mall of the Emirates Station was still the most attractive to both commuters and tourists, recording 1,578,447 passengers; accounting for 16 percent of total passenger count.