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Dubai's Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has announced time schedule of its transport-related services during Al Israa Wal Miraaj holiday on May 5.
"All paid parking zones will be free across the emirate on Thursday with the exception of multi-level parking lots and the Fish Market parking area. Paid parking services will be reactivated on Saturday (May 7)," said Yousef Al Reda, CEO of RTA Corporate Administrative Support Services Sector.
"All customer service centres will be closed during Al Israa Wal Miraaj holiday on Thursday and will be back to business on Sunday (May 8)," he added.

Dubai Metro

On May5, Dubai Metro Green Line stations will run from 5:50am to 1am, the following day.
On May 4 and 7: Metro stations will be in service from 5:50am to 12:00am (midnight).
May 6 stations will be operating from 10am up to 1am (of the following day).
The Metro Red Line stations May 4 and 7 will be in service from 5:30am to 12am (midnight).
On May 5, the stations will be in service from 5:30am to 1am (following day).

Dubai Tram

The Dubai Tram will be in service on May 5 and 7 from 6:30am to 1am (next day), and on May 6 from 9am to 1am (next day).

Dubai Bus service

The revised timetable for all public bus services (Dubai Bus) is as follows:
Main bus stations such as Gold Souk, will operate from 4:25am to 1am (the following day).
Al Ghubaiba Station from 5am to 12:10 midnight; sub-stations such as Satwa, from 5am to 11:15pm except for Route C01 (which operates round-the-clock); Al Qusais Station from 4:40am to 11:10pm; Al Quoz Industrial Station from 5am to 11:35pm and Jebel Ali Station will start from 5:40am and continue up to 9:45pm.

Metro feeder buses
The feeder bus stations at Rashidiya, Mall of the Emirates, Ibn Battuta, Burj Khalifa/Dubai Mall, Abu Hail, and Etisalat will be in service from 5:15 am to 1:10 am (the following day).
Inter-city bus service
Main stations such as Al Ghubaiba will remain operating around the clock to Sharjah (Jubail), and Abu Dhabi service will be run from 5:00am up to 11:40pm.
Substations such as Union Square will work from 4:30am to 1:25am (the following day).
Al Sabkha Station will be operating from 6:00am until 1:30am (the next day).
Deira City Centre Station will be operating from 5:35am to 11:30pm.
Karama Station will run from 6:10am until 10:20pm and Al Ahli Club Station will run from 6:05am to 10:25pm.
External Stations: Sharjah's Al Ta'awun will run from 5:30am until 10pm; Fujairah Station from 6am to10:05pm; Ajman Station from 4:30am to 10pm, and Hatta Station will be in operation from 6am to 10:05pm.

Marine transport

The Water Bus will run at Marina Stations (Marina Mall, Marina Walk, Marina Terrace, Marina Promenade) from 12pm to 12am midnight, while Dubai Ferry will be shuttling at Ghubaiba and Marina Stations from 11am to 1:00pm and from 5pm to 6:30pm.
At the Marina, there will be a one-hour trip starting from 6:30pm. The Water Taxi will operate from 9am until 10pm.

Traditional Abras will operate in Dubai Creek Stations (Ghubaiba, Al Sabkha, Baniyas, and Dubai Old Souk), from 10am to 12midnight.
The (Electric) Blue Abra will be operating at Burj Khalifa from 6:00pm to 11pm, at Al Mamzar from 2pm until 12am midnight, and at the Atlantis from 1pm until 9pm.

"All centres of strategic partners will be closed during Al Israa Wal Miraaj holiday except the Platinum Centre, Tasjeel at Al Barsha Centre, and Tasjeel at Al Qusais Centre," added Al Reda, the CEO of RTA Corporate Administrative Support Services Sector.
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