Tag: 29 Red Line stations
332m passengers used public transport last year
According to latest statistics by the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) the average number of daily riders in 2010 was about 957,000 persons compared to 800,000 persons in 2009. "The Dubai Metro has lifted about 38.888 million passengers in 2010 and the average daily rider-ship of the metro is currently hovering around 149,000 passengers and this number is poised to increase with the opening of the remaining metro stations on the Red Line..."
All 29 Red Line stations on Dubai Metro ready
"Though the contractor has already completed and handed us over all the 29 stations on the Red, we will open them in phases as planned," said Engineer Adnan Al Hammadi, Acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Rail Agency at the RTA.
