Dubai Metro Turns 12! Here's All It's Rules and Fines

Many of us have used Dubai Metro at least once, it is a must have experience in the UAE. Since Dubai is an international city that follows strict guidelines to maintain order, there are certain rules one must follow when travelling via Dubai Metro with fines up to AED1000 .

Here’s a list of fines and rules to be aware of.

Spitting, littering, or performing any act that would not maintain cleanliness of the facilities.

Fine: Dh200

Smoking

Fine: Dh200

Carrying alcoholic beverages

Fine: Dh500

Wrongfully accessing or sitting in areas designated for specific categories (like women and children, or Gold cabin).

Fine: Dh100

Eating and drinking

Fine: Dh100

Sleeping in passenger shelters or any place where sleeping is prohibited.

Fine: Dh300

Damaging, vandalising or destroying equipment or seats.

Fine: Dh2,000

Entry into restricted areas in violation of posted warning signs and boards.

Fine: Dh100

Standing or sitting in non-passenger areas.

Fine: Dh100

Misusing lifts or escalators.

Fine: Dh100

Boarding the public transport facilities and services by climbing or jumping.

Fine: Dh100

Opening the doors or attempting to access or leave public transport while it is moving between stations and stops.

Fine: Dh100

Using any security or safety device or tool, including emergency exits when it is not necessary.

Fine: Dh2,000

Misuse of the emergency buttons.

Fine: Dh2,000

Carrying or using materials or equipment that may cause inconvenience to users of public transport and public transport facilities and services or endanger their safety.

Fine: Dh100

Causing any distraction or obstruction to a driver of the public transport facilities and services while he is driving.

Fine: Dh200

Carrying hazardous items, including weapons, sharp tools or inflammable materials, inside public transport and public transport facilities and services.

Fine: Dh1,000

Parking vehicles in areas designated for Metro users for a period exceeding the permitted period.

Fine: Dh100 per day and up to Dh1,000

Failure to comply with the instructions of the inspectors or RTA officials or obstructing the performance of their duties.

Fine: Dh200

Using public transport and public transport facilities and services contrary to the authority’s instructions posted on signboards.

Fine: Dh200

Disturbing or causing inconvenience in any way to users of public transport facilities.

Fine: Dh100

Putting feet up on the seat.

Fine: Dh100

Selling or promoting goods and commodities

Fine: Dh200

Bringing animals onto the Metro, except guide dogs for blind persons.

Fine: Dh100

Using public transport services or entering or exiting certain fare zone areas (like Gold cabin, which is only for Gold Nol card holders) without payment of exact fare.

Fine: Dh200

Using a card designated for someone else.

Fine: Dh200

Using an expired Nol card.

Fine: Dh200

Using an invalid Nol card.

Fine: Dh200

Using a counterfeit Nol card.

Fine: Dh500

Selling Nol cards without prior permission from the authorities.

Fine: Dh200

Failure to present the Nol card upon request.

Fine: Dh200

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