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In 2009, Dubai revolutionised its public transportation<\/a> with the inauguration of the Dubai Metro. So, it comes as no surprise that today, April 23, marks the day that the metro officially transported 2 billion passengers.<\/p>\n

Ever since its inauguration on September 9, 2009, the Dubai Metro transported 2 billion passengers today on April 23, 2023<\/h2>\n

The Dubai Metro has a record of transporting more than 600,000 passengers per day via its 129 trains to its 53 stations. Additionally, it has a 99.7% punctuality rate.<\/p>\n

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In 2009, Dubai revolutionised its public transportation<\/a> with the inauguration of the Dubai Metro. So, it comes as no surprise that today, April 23, marks the day that the metro officially transported 2 billion passengers.<\/p>\n

Ever since its inauguration on September 9, 2009, the Dubai Metro transported 2 billion passengers today on April 23, 2023<\/h2>\n

The Dubai Metro has a record of transporting more than 600,000 passengers per day via its 129 trains to its 53 stations. Additionally, it has a 99.7% punctuality rate.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image_block","image":{"ID":69351,"id":69351,"title":"HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Tweet","filename":"HH-Sheih-Mohammed-bin-Rashid-Tweet.png","filesize":"112006","url":"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1\/2023\/04\/23213254\/HH-Sheih-Mohammed-bin-Rashid-Tweet.png","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/en\/latest\/2-billion-passengers-rode-the-dubai-metro-since-its-inauguration\/attachment\/hh-sheih-mohammed-bin-rashid-tweet\/","alt":"","author":"4060","description":"","caption":"","name":"hh-sheih-mohammed-bin-rashid-tweet","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":69349,"date":"2023-04-23 17:32:54","modified":"2023-04-23 17:33:07","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":898,"height":434,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1\/2023\/04\/23213254\/HH-Sheih-Mohammed-bin-Rashid-Tweet-small.png","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1\/2023\/04\/23213254\/HH-Sheih-Mohammed-bin-Rashid-Tweet-medium.png","medium-width":300,"medium-height":145,"medium_large":"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1\/2023\/04\/23213254\/HH-Sheih-Mohammed-bin-Rashid-Tweet-768x371.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":371,"large":"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1\/2023\/04\/23213254\/HH-Sheih-Mohammed-bin-Rashid-Tweet-large.png","large-width":898,"large-height":434,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1\/2023\/04\/23213254\/HH-Sheih-Mohammed-bin-Rashid-Tweet.png","1536x1536-width":898,"1536x1536-height":434,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1\/2023\/04\/23213254\/HH-Sheih-Mohammed-bin-Rashid-Tweet.png","2048x2048-width":898,"2048x2048-height":434,"small":"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1\/2023\/04\/23213254\/HH-Sheih-Mohammed-bin-Rashid-Tweet-230x111.png","small-width":120,"small-height":58,"custom-size":"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1\/2023\/04\/23213254\/HH-Sheih-Mohammed-bin-Rashid-Tweet.png","custom-size-width":414,"custom-size-height":200}},"image_caption":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"text_block","content":"

Read More: The Dubai Metro Lines Will Soon Be Expanding By More Than 20 Kilometres<\/a><\/h2>\n

The RTA\u00a0<\/span>recently<\/span>\u00a0issued the tender<\/span>\u00a0for the\u00a0<\/span>expansion\u00a0<\/span>according to\u00a0<\/span>Middle East Project Intelligence\u00a0<\/span>and Tenders<\/span><\/a>. The extension of the 20 km new track will have 11 new stations, with more stops for the Green Line than the Red Line.<\/p>\n

Watch The Lovin Dubai Show: Dubai Announced Free Parking For Eid Al Fitr Holiday 2023<\/h2>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"embed_block","embed_item":"