Passengers using the Dubai’s public transport system rose in 2016 to nearly 543.6 million as compared to 539.5 million in 2015, according to figures released by the RTA’s Statistics Section, Mattar Al Tayer, Director-General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), has revealed.
The average daily passengers last year on Dubai’s public transport system, which comprises the metro, trams, buses, marine transit (abras, ferry, water taxi and water bus) and taxis (Dubai Taxi and franchise companies), was about 1.5 million.
"The Dubai Metro has taken the largest slice of public transport commuters accounting for 35% followed by taxis (33%), and public buses (28%). December recorded the highest number in commuters and reached 47 million passengers. The number of public transport passengers reached 46.93 million in March, and 46.3 million in November," Al Tayer stated.