Press Releases
07 Nov 2019
1.7 m riders used Metro and Tram during 3 Days of Dubai Super Sale
Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) revealed that Dubai Metro and Tram lifted 1.757 million riders (1.699m riders by the metro and 57,837 riders by the tram) on the 7th Dubai Super Sale for 3 Days (31 October, 1 Nov and 2 Nov 2019).
On Thursday 31 October, Dubai Metro ridership reached new heights lifting more than 700,000 riders; the third-highest number of riders recorded by the Metro in 2018 and 2019. On the eve of the New Year (31 December), Dubai Metro daily ridership clocked about 893 thousand riders. Again, on 31 January 2019, coinciding with Dubai Shopping Festival, the metro served about 707 thousand riders.
On Thursday 31 October, Dubai Tram lifted 23,763 riders; the second-highest number of riders recorded by the Tram in 2018 and 2019. On the eve of last year, the tram served about 33 thousand riders.