About 337 million journeys were made on Dubai’s public transport network in the first half of this year – an 11 per cent increase on the same period in 2022.
The significant surge comes amid the emirate’s rapid population boom and a sustained focus on boosting public transport services in an effort to take cars off the road to cut congestion and help the environment.
Dubai’s population surpassed 3.5 million in April 2022 and now stands at 3.61 million, according to the Dubai Statistics Centre’s live population counter.
The latest passenger figures, released by the emirate’s Roads and Transport Authority on Sunday, show the Dubai Metro is…