10am start for Dubai Metro on Fridays

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10am start for Dubai Metro on Fridays
Crowd in Metro, Dubai. File photo

Dubai - RTA also decided to cease the Marina Loop service of the Dubai Tram, offering semi-circular service at the JBR, Marina.

By Staff Reporter

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Published: Mon 28 Sep 2015, 12:00 AM

Last updated: Tue 29 Sep 2015, 8:52 AM

After receiving several suggestions from the Metro users, the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has decided to begin services on Fridays from 10am instead of 1pm, with effect from October 2.
The RTA decided to introduce permanent changes to the Dubai Metro's operational hours in response to customers' preference for an earlier start of the service. The authority has also decided to cease the Marina Loop service of the Dubai Tram, offering semi-circular service at the JBR, Marina.
Abdullah Yousef Al Ali, CEO of Rail Agency, said: "We commissioned studies about the revised operational time of the metro service on Friday where we have perceived a necessity for starting the service as early as 10 am."
Metro users said that this was "an excellent decision". "This is really good news. On Fridays, we would wait the entire morning for metro services to begin . Now we can start at 10 am," said Shafeeq Afridi, a Pakistani national.
Speaking about the tram service, Al Ali added: "We have stopped the Semi-Circular Marina Loop service of the Dubai Tram at the JBR, Marina, which covers four stations: Jumeirah Beach Residence (1), Jumeirah Beach Residence (2), JLT and Dubai Marina Mall."
Ali Ali stated that the study stated that abolishing this service would bring about a lot of positives such as slashing the total transit time from 54 minutes to 45 minutes, and improving the service frequency to 8 minutes.
"The number of riders using this Semi-Circular Tram Service (Marina Loop) is 6 per cent of total riders. Accordingly, the Dubai Tram timetable has been revised, resulting in shorter operational hours as the service will now terminate at 1 am instead of 1.30 am."
reporters@khaleejtimes.com


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