Tag: Roads and Transport Authority (RTA).

As Dubai has decided to offer free public transport on Nov.1, the authorities have clarified that buses going outside from Dubai to other Emirates have not been included for free rides. On Nov. 1, the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) will commemorate its 6th anniversary by offering free public transport services in Dubai through Metro, buses and water transport, but only for NOL cardholders.

Dubai Metro transported 5.9 million passengers last month, its high-est monthly average in two years, the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) reported on Wednesday. The number puts the daily average for Green Line just over 50,000 passengers, while it is around 160,000 for the Red Line.

The RTA has since then rectified the problem. Now the same NOL card machine is working properly and passengers can happily use the machine. Thank you very much to the RTA and Gulf News for the quick action. The reader is a security supervisor based in Dubai

Thirty Emiratis have been employed to fill positions created by the opening of the Dubai Metro Green Line. The move is part of a Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) programme to have Emiratis in 30 to 50 per cent of leadership and supervisory jobs within the first five years of the Metro's operation.

The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) in Dubai is offering 195 outlets for rent on the Red and Green Line stations. A press statement issued on Friday said that 116 retail outlets are offered for rent on the Red Line stations while 79 outlets are being offered on the Green Line.

Adnan Al Hammadi, the chief executive of the RTA's Rail Agency, declined to say how many stations would be renamed or what they would cost. "Each of these chosen stations has a unique value, calculated according to its prime location, anticipated passenger numbers and other variable factors," he said.

The RTA is hoping that with the opening of the Green Line and the future opening of the Al Sufouh Tram, the market share of public transport users will rise to 30 per cent per cent. Mr Al Tayer said that between 11 and 12 per cent of that 30 per cent will be carried by the Metro, 6 to 9 per cent by bus, and the remainder by taxis and marine transport.

To enhance communication and mutual benefits among its strategic partners, the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) recently held an extensive meeting with a number of its partners to discuss core objectives and joint plans aimed at upgrading corporate performance to improve the level of service and achieving excellence.

The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has announced the launch of the Phase II of the public awareness campaign on Dubai Metro ahead of the starting of the Green Line services on September 9. The Green Line will draw more passengers, since it serves several vital areas in the emirate of Dubai.

“We have extended the operations of metro for Ramadan to facilitate movement of people even late at night. On weekdays, metro would run until 12 midnight while on Thursdays and Fridays it will be open till 1am,” said Ramadan Abdullah, Director of Metro Operations at the RTA’s Rail Agency.