Dubai: RTA serves 37 million users during Expo 2020

Dubai: RTA serves 37 million users during Expo 2020

Since the world fair opened in October 2021, more than 26 million people used public transport

Published: Sun 3 Apr 2022, 6:41 PM

The number of people who used Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) services during the period of Expo 2020 Dubai amounted to 37.3 million, according to recent statistics.

This constitutes 67 per cent of the total usage of transport services at Expo. The number of people who used public transport modes, such as Dubai Metro, public buses, taxis and e-hail rides, reached 26.3 million.

Mattar Al Tayer, Director-General, Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of RTA, noted that RTA's transit means served 37 per cent of Expo visitors and about 11 million motorists used RTA's parking slots during Expo.

"The integrated infrastructure of road and transportation networks, as well as the master mobility plan developed by RTA in cooperation with strategic partners, was instrumental in facilitating the movement of residents and visitors from Dubai and other emirates to Expo 2020,” said Al Tayer.

Number of journeys

During the world fair, which opened on October 1, 2021, and ended on March 31, 2022, Dubai Metro clocked 8.2 million riders, covering more than 5.7 million kilometres. Public buses, on the other hand, carried 15.5 million riders,