Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has updated Dubai Metro and Tram timings to cater to school and work going persons. The timings which will be at least half an hour earlier from the current will be implemented on November 1.
“The Red Line services would start at 5 am instead of 5.30am, while the Green Line would be in operation from 5.30am instead of 5.50am and Dubai Tram would start at 6 am instead of 6.30am from November 1, which coincides with Public Transport Day 2017,” Mohammed Yousef Al Mudharreb, director of rail operations at the RTA’s Rail Agency, announced on Wednesday.
The RTA told the initiative is “intended to upgrade services, cater to the needs of riders and bring them happiness so that they reach their destinations faster, besides attracting more customers to mass transit modes.” More trains will be available at six Express Metro service stations, including Rashidiya, Al Rigga, Emirates Towers, First Gulf Bank, Jumeirah Lakes Towers and UAE Exchange.
“The selected stations are the most used metro stations by passengers to get to their workplaces early. This would ease congestion at the first metro service at all stations,” said Al Mudharreb.
The new timings come with new operational times; the Dubai Metro Red Line would be accessible from Saturday to Wednesday from 5 am to 12 midnight, whereas the Green Line services can be used from 5.30am to 12 midnight. The Tram service can be availed from 6 am until 1 am the following day.
“On Thursdays, the Red Line would be operational from 5 am until 1am the following day, while the Green Line would run from 5.30am to 1 am the following day. Tram service would start from 6 am until 1 am the following day. On Fridays, the Red Line will open at 10 am until 1 am the next day; the Green Line from 10 am to 1am the following day, and the Dubai Tram from 9 am to 1 am the next day.”