Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) declared that approximately 702 million people used public transportation and shared mobility in 2023. This included the Dubai Metro, Tram, public buses, marine transportation (ferry, abra, water taxi, water bus), shared mobility (e-hail, smart car rentals, bus-on-demand), and taxis (Dubai Taxi Company and other franchise).
Comparing the data to the ridership numbers in 2022 (621.4 million riders), there has been a 13% increase. Compared to 1.7 million riders in 2022, the average daily ridership of shared mobility, taxis, and public transportation was 1.92 million in 2023.
These indicators result from significant investments and coordinated efforts to promote public transportation, as demonstrated by the opening of the 11-kilometer-long Dubai Tram, the 90-kilometer-long Dubai Metro, the world’s longest driverless metro network, and the expansion of the bus routes from 2,095 km to 3,967 km (both ways) between 2006 and 2023. In addition, it entails putting into service a contemporary fleet of 1,400 public buses that meet the “Euro 6” European standards for low carbon emissions and running an integrated marine transportation system that includes water taxis, Dubai Ferry, and classic Abras, according to Al Tayer.
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