The Dubai Metro was the top choice of public transport in the emirate, accounting for 37% of all commuters in the first half of 2024, followed by Dubai Taxi at 27%. Overall public transport ridership clocked 361.2 million in the first six months of the year, which is a 6% increase over the same period in 2023.
Mattar Al Tayer, director-general and chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of the RTA, said: “Dubai Metro and taxis accounted for the largest share of public transport riders, with 37 per cent for the Metro and 27 per cent for taxis. Public buses accounted for 24.5 per cent of riders. January 2024 saw the highest number with 65 million users, while the remaining months ranged between 53 and 63 million.”
While the RTA counted and computed public transport ridership numbers, they also revealed the busiest metro stations in Dubai. They are as follows:
Name of metro | Line | Passenger count in H1 |
BurJuman | Red+Green | 7.8 million |
Union | Red+Green | 6.3 million |
Al Rigga | Red | 6.2 million |
Mall of the Emirates | Red | 5.6 million |
Business Bay | Red | 5.2 million |
Sharaf DG | Green | 4.7 million |
Baniyas | Green | 4.1million |
Stadium | Green | 3.3 million |
Dubai Tram transported 4.5 million passengers in the first half of the year, while public buses had 89.2 million and marine transport, 9.7 million.
