747 million passengers used transportation in Dubai last year

Dubai, February 2 / WAM / The Roads and Communications Authority announced that the number of users of mass transport and joint transport in Dubai, which includes the Dubai Metro and Tarm, Public Transport Buses, Maritime Transportation, (Abra, Ferry, Water Taxi), and joint transportation, (Application Companies Vehicles Smart, hours of rental vehicles, and buses on demand), in addition to taxis (Dubai taxi and franchise companies), amounted to 747.1 million passengers in 2024, compared to about 702 million passengers in 2023, recording a growth of 6.4%.

The daily average of the number of passengers reached more than two million passengers, compared to (1.92) million passengers in 2023, while the number of users of luxury transport vehicles (limousine) reached 19 million passengers, and the number of trips of mass transportation, joint transport and taxis during the past year, 153 million A trip, including more than 115 million taxis trips, about 32 million trips for joint transportation, and October and November, on the highest number of trips, by 14.1 million trips each, and November 2024 recorded the highest rate of passengers, Where he was transported approximately 69.9 million passengers, and the month of October secondly, about 68.4 million passengers, then the month of December with about 68 million passengers, and the number of passengers in the rest of the months ranged between 54 and 65 million passengers.

His Excellency Matar Al Tayer, Director General and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Authority, stressed that these indicators are the results of huge investments and great efforts to develop the mass transportation system, the most important of which is the Dubai Metro, with a length of approximately 90 km, as well as the Dubai Tram, which is about 11 km, and the development and increase of the length of the bus lines network From 2095 km in 2006 to 3974 km in 2024 (in both directions), and the provision of a modern fleet of public transport buses, which includes approximately 1400 buses, characterized by their conformity with European specifications for low carbon emissions, (Euro 6), and providing an integrated system of maritime transportation that includes In addition to traditional abras, Ferry Dubai and water taxi.

He said: Last December, the contract of the Blue Dubai metro project was awarded on an alliance of three Turkish and Chinese companies, at a cost of 20 billion and 500 million dirhams, and work will begin in the month of April, explaining that the new line is 30 km long, of which 15.5 km below The land, and 14.5 km above the Earth level, contains 14 stations, including three transitional stations, and serves vital areas that are expected to reach a population of about one million people according to the Dubai Urban Plan 2040, and it achieves linking and integrating with the red and green lines of the Dubai metro, and also provides direct linking Between Dubai International Airport and nine areas are located along the line in a period of 10 to 25 minutes.

He added: The authority intends to expand the paths designated for buses and taxis, during the years 2025 and 2026, and includes the implementation of six tracks with a length of 13 km, and thus the total length of the tracks allocated for buses and taxis increases to 20 km, and contributes to increasing the number of passengers by 10%, and improving the rate of access Buses by 42%, and reduce the time of the bus flight by 41%, as well The path is characterized by low cost, and its implementation period is less compared to traditional tram projects, and the maximum speed is 70 km per hour, while the operational speed ranges from 25 to 60 km per hour, and tram can travel 100 kilometers with one shipping process, and the body is taught. Experimental self -driving buses equipped with the latest artificial intelligence technologies, with a speed of 40 km per hour, and can act as a means of transportation for short distances, with a capacity of 10 to 20 passengers.

He pointed out that the Dubai Metro acquired the largest percentage of users of mass transportation and joint transportation and taxis in 2024, by 37%, while the share of taxis reached 27%, compared to more than 28%in 2023, and this is a good indication of the transformation of passengers towards The use of mass transportation, and the percentage of public transport bus users reached 25%, compared to 24.7% in 2023, and the share of joint transportation increased from 6% in 2023 to 7.5% in 2024, and maritime transportation and Dubai tram maintained their shares By 2.5% for maritime transport, and 1% for Dubai tram, and the number of Dubai Metro users in its red and green linearies reached 275.4 million passengers in 2024, an increase of 6% compared to 2023, and the Bergman and Al -Ittihad stations acquired the largest share of the number of passengers during the past year , Where he reached the Berjanan station 16.2 million, while Al -Ittihad station is 12.9 million passengers, and on the red line, the Raqqa station recorded the largest number of passengers with a total of 13 million passengers, followed by the Mall of the Emirates with about 11.2 million passengers, then the Burj Khalifa / Dubai Mall station with about 10.6 million passengers And at the level of the Green Line, the honorary DJ station came first in the number of passengers with 9.9 million passengers, followed by the Bani Yas station with an average of 8.4 million passengers, and the stadium station was ranked third with a rate of 6.8 million passengers.

In 2024, public transport buses transported 187.7 million passengers, an increase of 8% compared to 2023, and the number of marine transportation users, which includes abras, water taxis and Dubai last year, reached 18 million passengers, an increase of 3%, and Dubai Tram transported 9.4 million passengers by a rate of An increase of 6% compared to 2023.

As for the means of joint mobility, 56 million passengers transported last year by an increase of 28%, while the taxi vehicles in Dubai transported 200.6 million passengers at an increase of 1% compared to 2023.

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