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Dubai Metro hits 100 million riders since Sept 2009

H.E. Mattar Al Tayer, chairman of the board and executive director of the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), has announced that ridership of the Dubai Metro Red and Green Lines has touched new heights, breaking the 100 million passengers barrier on 7 November since the service was launched in September 2009.
March 23, 2012 Read time: 1 min
H.E. Mattar Al Tayer, chairman of the board and executive director of the 6700 Dubai's Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), has announced that ridership of the Dubai Metro Red and Green Lines has touched new heights, breaking the 100 million passengers barrier on 7 November since the service was launched in September 2009. Ridership has grown tremendously following the operation of the Green Line last September which now accounts for as much as 30 per cent of the total metro riders, he says. Al Tayer predicts the number of metro users is about to grow significantly with the onset of winter marked with several events such as the launch of the Dubai Shopping Festival, holding of expos and conferences and influx of tourists and visitors to Dubai Emirate.

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