Dubai Metro Celebrates Carrying More Than 2 Billion Passengers

  • Publish date: Monday، 24 April 2023

Since its launch in 2009, the metro has served more than 2 billion commuters.

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Dubai Metro celebrated on Sunday the accomplishment of serving more than 2 billion passengers since its launch in September 2009.

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The metro's red line has transported 1.34 billion commuters, while its green line has carried more than 673 million commuters. 

The metro's Red and Green lines cover a total distance of 89.3km and connect 53 stations, which are served by 129 trains. 

Dubai Metro has maintained a punctuality rate of 99.7%, and the daily average of passengers was 616,000 in 2022. In the same year, over 621 million journeys were made in the metro, an increase of 35% from 2021. 

The Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum celebrated the achievement in a tweet: "Today, the number of Dubai Metro passengers has reached 2 billion since its inauguration on 9 September 2009...The idea of ​​the Dubai Metro is novel in the region. Although there were some conflicting opinions, we went ahead with a bold decision and we delivered what we promised."

The increase in the use of the metro came from the surge in Dubai's population and the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to the return of events and conferences. Expo 2020 also caused a hike in passengers travelling through the metro because it was one of the public transports available to the fair's site. 

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