Public transport ridership to Expo 2020 Dubai rises 10-fold

Public transport ridership to Expo 2020 Dubai rises 10-fold

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UAE - With just five days to go before Expo 2020 comes to a close, it looks like all roads are leading to the world fair and public transport is the hero here, helping move this massive influx of people to and from the Expo site

The number of visitors travelling on Expo Rider and standard RTA buses from Dubai and Sharjah to Expo have increased 10-fold in the last couple of days, a top RTA official told Khaleej Times. Mohammed Al Ali, Director of Buses, Public Transport Agency at RTA Dubai, said they anticipate the rush to increase over the coming days and are working on all possibilities to ensure passengers have a comfortable experience while travelling to Expo 2020 Dubai. “We are doing our best to mobilise the huge number visitors to Expo 2020, which has witnessed a sharp increase in the past few days,”

At Jubail Bus stand in Sharjah, many Expo 2020 visitors were seen hopping into standard RTA double decker buses for the first leg of their Expo 2020 journey on Friday morning. Al Ali revealed that the RTA had increased the number of double decker buses to Al Baraha bus stand and Al Ghubaiba bus station