5.9 million use Dubai public transport over Eid

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Public transport, taxis and shared mobility vehicles carried about 5.9 million passengers during the Eid Al Fitr holiday from April 10-12, Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has said.

The breakdown indicates that Dubai Metro’s Red and Green Lines served 2.32 million riders, Dubai Tram lifted 115 thousand riders, public buses were used by 1.2 million passengers, and marine transport ferried 416 thousand riders.

Taxis transported 1.6 million passengers, and shared mobility vehicles served 308,000 passengers.

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