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Dubai: RTA lifts ban on e-scooters for metro commutersImage: Getty Images

E-scooters allowed on the Dubai Metro again – but these are the new rules

Foldable e-scooters without seats will now be allowed on both the metro and tram, provided they meet specific size and weight restrictions

Sheikh Mohammed endorses 30km Dubai Metro Blue Line project

RTA showcases Dubai Metro Blue Line plan at Berlin showpiece

The RTA is showcasing its plans for the Dubai Metro Blue Line project at InnoTrans 2024 in Berlin.

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Milestones in numbers: Dubai Metro celebrates 15 years of service

Dubai Metro has transported more than 2.4 billion passengers since its launch on September 9, 2009

Dubai Metro turns 15; here's what commuters can enjoy

Dubai Metro turns 15: Here’s what commuters can enjoy

The RTA is launching a Special Edition nol Card, featuring a unique design created in collaboration with LEGO Middle East

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Here’s what Dubai’s metro stations will look like in 2030

Dubai unveiled plans to expand its metro network, to cover over 228 square kilometres by 2040, as part of its ’20-minute city’ agenda

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Eid Al Adha 2024: Free parking and transport timings in Dubai, Sharjah and Ajman

The RTA has announced free public parking timings and operating hours for the Dubai Metro and Dubai Tram services

over 2 million rider used public transport during NYE

Dubai Metro resumes full service after April’s historic storms

All metro stations are fully operational again following the heaviest rainfall in the UAE’s recorded history

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Dubai Metro: Onpassive, Equiti, Mashreq stations to resume services on May 19

The Energy Metro Station is set to return to service next week, the RTA informed

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UAE weather: Dubai Metro extends operation hours to DXB on May 1-2

The operating hours will be extended on Wednesday and Thursday to support people travelling to and from the airport

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E-scooters banned on Dubai metro but foldable bicycles still allowed

Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) will ban the use of e-scooters inside the city’s metro and tram system as of today, 1 March 2024.

Dubai: Here's how many commuters used public transport on NYE 2024

Dubai: Here’s how many commuters used public transport on NYE 2024

Dubai Metro’s Red and Green lines transported 974,416 riders while the tram served 56,208 commuters

Sheikh Mohammed endorses 30km Dubai Metro Blue Line project

Dubai Metro expansion: Sheikh Mohammed approves Blue Line project

The new metro line is Dubai’s newest and most significant public transport project and is set to be operational in 2029

Dubai’s RTA has started installing solar energy panels

RTA powers up Dubai metro, tram depots with solar

The authority expects to achieve a total saving of carbon dioxide emissions amounting to 3.962 tonnes annually because of the project

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Sheikh Zayed Road to close for Dubai Run this weekend

The busy road will be closed to motorists as the run has a start time of 06:30 am on Sunday, November 26

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Dubai Metro achieves new milestone; here’s how its fleet is maintained

Among other highlights, Dubai Metro has achieved a punctuality rate of 99.7 per cent

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Dubai: 337 million commuters used public transport in H1, reports RTA

Dubai Metro ridership on both the Red and Green Lines hit 123.4 million riders, with Burjuman and Union stations accounting for the majority of riders

Dubai Metro hits new milestone with over two billion riders

The metro has a fleet of 129 modern trains that caters to the mobility needs of the community across the city’s 53 metro stations

Al Safa Metro Station change to ONPASSIVE Metro station

Dubai’s Al Safa Metro Station has a new name

From January to March, RTA will rename the station on the external as well as the indoor and outdoor directional signage

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RTA rebrands Umm Al Sheif metro station in Dubai

It has granted Equiti Group naming rights of the station for the next 10 years

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Here’s where you can catch the Dubai Metro Music Festival

It will be held from March 16-22 across five metro stations in the emirate

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Dubai: 461 million riders used mass transit means, shared transport and taxis in 2021

Last year, the daily average number of riders using mass transit means and taxis reached 1.3 million, compared to approximately 948,000 in 2020

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Seating restrictions eased in Dubai metro, taxis and buses

All the seats within the metro trains and public buses can now be occupied

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Keolis-MHI takes over operations and maintenance of Dubai Metro and Tram

The new contract between the Roads and Transport Authority and Keolis-MHI covers a period of 15 years

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Dubai’s biggest underground metro station, Jumeirah Golf Estates, to open on Sep 1

The station covers an area of 28,700 square metres and can serve 11,555 riders per hour during peak times

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Dubai renames two metro stations along the Red Line

Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority granted Landmark Group the naming rights

Dubai’s Metro service affected; passengers evacuated

Service between Gold Souq Station and Baniyas Station on the Green Line was impacted

Dubai Metro’s Expo 2020 station to open on June 1

The service to Expo 2020 station will be available only to those entitled to access the Expo site until its official public opening on October 1

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French-Japanese consortium wins Dubai Metro, Tram operation and maintenance contract

The contract amounts to approximately Dhs542m per annum

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There were 346m users of public transport in Dubai in 2020

On average, approximately 947,000 riders used public transport every day in 2020

Dubai Metro’s Route 2020 to begin operating from January 1, 2021

The initial operation phase will cover four stations including Jebel Ali (interchange station), The Gardens, Discovery Gardens, and Al Furjan