275m use Dubai public transport in first half of 2017

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275m use Dubai public transport in first half of 2017

Dubai - Dubai Metro accounts for 36.4% of the share in ridership

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Published: Sat 5 Aug 2017, 2:15 PM

Last updated: Sun 6 Aug 2017, 4:23 PM

More passengers used the Dubai public transport in the first half of 2017 as compared to last year.
Statistics released by Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) indicate that public transport ridership in Dubai was recorded at 275,772,000 during the first half of last year, while it was 273,452,791 riders during the same period last year.
Public transit means in Dubai comprising Dubai metro, Dubai tram, public buses, marine transit modes (abra, ferry, water taxi, water bus) and taxicabs (Dubai Taxi and franchise companies) lifted 275,772,000 riders in the first half of 2017, revealed HE Mattar Al Al Tayer, Director-General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of RTA.
The daily ridership recorded in the first half of 2017 clocked 1,507 million riders.
Dubai Metro accounted for the lion's share in public transport ridership in as much as 36.4 per cent, followed by taxis (31.7 per cent) ahead of public buses that finished third (28 per cent). The Red and Green Lines of the Dubai Metro have helped commute 100.55 million riders in the first half of this year, showing a healthy growth compared with the figures reported for the same period last year (96.486million riders). The Red Line was used by 64.378 million riders, and the Green Line was used by 36.18 million riders. The Dubai Tram has lifted 3.087 million riders compared with 2.535 million riders during the same period last year.
The public buses have served during the first half of this year 77.695 million riders compared with 69.922 million riders during the same period last year. Marine transit modes, comprising abra, water bus, water taxi and ferry, have lifted 6.638 million riders. Taxis (Dubai Taxi, Hala Taxi and Franchise companies taxis) have lifted 87.792 million passengers in the first half of 2017, compared with 85.196 million passengers used taxis during the same period of 2016.
Al Tayer was delighted with the positive results of public transport ridership; which is experiencing steady growth, thanks to the integration of mass transit modes in the Emirate. "The public transport means have now become the backbone of people mobility in various parts of Dubai, and the preferred transit option for a huge segment of Dubai residents and visitors," he noted.
"The huge & diverse projects undertaken by the RTA have contributed to the sustained increase in public transport ridership that has leapfrogged from 6 per cent in 2006 to 16 per cent in 2016, and if we add taxis, the share would shoot to as high as 24 per cent. RTA is endeavouring to push the share of public transport (metro, tram, buses, and water transport) to 20 per cent by 2020, and 30 per cernt by 2030," explained Al Tayer.


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