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Thursday, 24 May 2018

RTA reveals Ramadhan timings

Source: RTA, via Dubai Media Office. A tram station.
Source: RTA, via Dubai Media Office. A tram station.
The Dubai Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has announced changes to the business hours of its services during the month of Ramadhan. Services affected by the retiming include Customers’ Happiness Centres, paid parking zones, public buses, Dubai Metro and Tram, marine transit modes, and service-provider centres (technical testing).

Yousef Al-Reda, CEO of Corporate Administrative Support Services Sector, RTA said, “The service timing of Customers’ Happiness Centres during Ramadhan will be as follows: Umm Al Ramool Center: From 9 am to 2 pm, from Sunday to Thursday. At Al Tawar, Al Awir, Al Manara, Deira, Al Barsha and Al Kafaf Centers: From 9 am to 5 pm, from Sunday to Thursday."

The Metro Stations on the Red Line and Green Line will be operating from Saturday to Wednesday from 5 am to midnight. On Thursday from 5 am to 1 am, and on Friday from 10 am to 1 am.

Dubai Tram will be operating from Saturday to Thursday from 6 am to 1 am, and on Friday from 9 am to 1 am.

“The service timings of public buses (Dubai Bus) during Ramadhan will be as follows: Main bus stations, such as Gold Souq, will operate from 4:25 am to 12:02 am. Al Ghubaiba Station will be in service from 4:16 am to 12:31 am. Substations, such as Satwa, will start from 5 am to 11:59 pm except for Route C01, operating around-the-clock. Al Qusais Station will run bus services from 4:20 am to 11:31 pm, and Al Quoz Industrial Station will be in operation from 6 am to 11:35 pm. Jebel Ali Station will operate from 5:40 am and continue up to 11:30 pm,” said Al-Reda.

Metro Link Bus stations at Rashidiya, Mall of the Emirates, Ibn Battuta, Burj Khalifa, Abu Hail, and Etisalat will be in service from 5 am to 12:20 am. Feeder bus service timings will be synchronised with metro journeys.

For intercity bus stations and commercial coaches, main stations, such as Al Ghubaiba, will operate around-the-clock to Sharjah (Jubail). The Abu Dhabi service will run from 4:40 am up to 12:05 am.

“Substations, such as the Union Square, will be in service from 4:30 am up to 12:35 am. Al Sabkha Station will run from 6 am until midnight, and Deira City Centre Station will be operating from 5:35 am until 11:30 pm. Karama Station will run bus services from 6:06 am until 10:19 pm and Al Ahli Club Station will open from 5:55 am to 10:15 pm.

External Stations, such as Sharjah’s Al Taawun, will run from 5:30 am to 9:58 pm and Fujairah Station will operate from 5:23 am to 9:30 pm. Ajman Station will open from 4:27 am until 11 pm and Hatta Station will be in operation from 5:30 am until 9:30 pm.

Marine transit

The Water Bus will operate at Marina Stations (Marina Mall, Marina Walk, Marina Terrace, and Marina Promenade) from noon to midnight. Dubai Ferry will arrive at Ghubaiba and Marina Stations at 11 am, 5 pm, and 6:30 pm. The ferry will depart from Al Jaddaf Station to Dubai Water Canal Station at 5:30 pm and from Dubai Water Canal Station to Al Jaddaf Station at 7:35 pm.

Water taxis (عبرة, abras) will operate daily, from 9 am to 10 pm.

“Abra timing during Ramadhan will be as follows: Traditional abra will operate in Dubai Creek Stations (Ghubaiba, Baniyas, Dubai Old Souq and Al Seef) from 10 am until midnight. At the Sheikh Zayed Road abras will operate from 8 pm to 2 am. The Electric abra at Burj Khalifa will operate from 8 pm to 11:30 pm, and the air-conditioned abra will operate (at Al Jaddaf, Dubai Festival City) from 7 am to midnight,” he added.

As for public parking, Al Reda said, “The parking fees will apply as follows from Saturday to Thursday: From 8 am to 6 pm, and from 8 pm to 00:00 (midnight). At Tecom, the tariff will apply from 8 am up to 6 pm." In multilevel parking lots, the fees are applicable 24x7.

Service-provider centres

Tasjeel Enoc (Al Qusais, Al Awir, Al Barsha, Al Tawar, and Warsan) are open Saturday to Thursday from 9 am to 3 pm, and from 8 pm to 2 am. In Hatta and Discovery Gardens the centres are open from 9 am to 3 pm, and at Jebel Ali from 8 am to 5 pm.

Emarat Shamil (Al Adid, Al Muhaisina, Nad Al Hamar, Al Qusais) are open from 9 am to 3 pm, and from 9 pm to midnight. Wasel (Belhasa, Al Arabi Center, and Nad Al Hamar) open from 9 am to 3 pm, and from 9 pm to 2 am (of the following day).

Quick Registration - vehicle testing and registration - will be open from 9 am to 5 pm, and from 9 pm to 3 am. Cars: From 9 am to 03:00 pm, and from 08:00 pm to 1 am (of the following day). Al Shirawi Enterprises - heavy vehicle testing - is open from 9 am to 5 pm.

Al Mumayaz vehicle testing (Aswaaq Al Mizhar, Al Barsha Mall) is open from 9 am to 3 pm, and from 8 pm to 1 am. Tamam Al Ghandi is open from 9 am to 3 pm, and from 9 pm to 2 am.

Monday, 4 July 2016

Dubai Roads and Transport Authority commits extra hours for services over Eid al Fitr

The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has announced the timings of its services during the Eid al-Fitr holidays, covering customer service centres, car parks, public buses, Dubai Metro & Tram services, marine transit, driving institutes, as well as vehicles testing & registration centres.
 
Source: RTA. Al Marri.
Source: RTA. Al Marri.
Moaza Al Marri, Director of Marketing & Corporate Communication, RTA Corporate Administrative Support Services Sector, said: “Customer Service Centers will be off-duty the during Eid al-Fitr holiday from Sunday 3rd July 2016 and will resume duty on Sunday 10 July 2016. All paid parking zones in Dubai will be free of charge except for the parking lots of the Fish Market and the Multi-level Parking terminal starting from Sunday 3rd July, and fees will be activated on Saturday 9 July."
 
Al Marri added that trains will be running almost 24 hours during the holidays. 
 
Red Line stations
Tuesday 5 July: 5.30am to 11.59pm.
Wednesday 6 July: 12am to 2am; 5.50am to 11.59pm.
Thursday 7 July: 12am to 2am; 5.30am to 11.59pm.
Friday 8 July: 12am to 2am; 10am to 11.59pm.
Saturday 9 July: 12am to 2am.
 
Green Line stations
5 July:  5.50am to 11.59pm
6, 7 July: 12am to 2am; 5.50am to 11.59pm
8 July: 12am to 2am; 10am to 11.59pm
9 July: 12am to 2am.

The tram service will operate from 5 to 7 July from 6:30am to 1am the next day. On 8 July, the tram service will start at 9am and continue up to 1am on 9 July.

The Route C01 bus will operate around the clock. Other public buses will have varied timings:
 
Main bus stations, e.g. the Gold Souk
6, 7 July: 5.20am to 12 midnight (next day)
 
Al Ghubaiba Station; subsidiary stations, such as Al Qusais and Satwa
6, 7 July: 5am to 12 midnight (next day)
 
Al Quoz Industrial Area station
6, 7 July: 5.30am to 11.30pm
 
Jebel Ali station 
6, 7 July: 6am to 10.15pm 
 
Metro feeder service stations such as Rashidiya, Mall of the Emirates, Ibn Battuta, Abu Hail, Etisalat, and Burj Khalifa Dubai Mall
6, 7 July: 5.15am to 1.10am (next day)
 
The service timing of commercial transport and inter-city bus services will be as follows: 
 
Main stations, such as Ghubaiba to:
Sharjah (Jubail): 24 hours 
Abu Dhabi: 5am to 12:50am the following day
 
Subsidiary stations, such as Sabkha will start at 6.30am and continue to 12 midnight. 
Union Square Station: 5am to 12:30am the next day. 
Deira City Center: 6:55am to 10pm. 
Karama Station: 6:10am to 10:15pm. 
Al Ahli Club Station: 7am to 11pm. 
 
External stations: 
Sharjah (Al Taawon): 7am to 11:30pm.
Al Fujairah Station: 6:45am to 10:30pm.
Ajman Station: 6am to 11:30pm.
Hatta Station: 6:30am to 10:40pm.

From 5 to 7 July, water buses at Marina Stations (Marina Mall, Marina Walk, Marina Terrace, and Marina Promenade) will run from 12 noon to 12 midnight. 
Water taxis will operate daily from 9am to 10pm. 
At Al Ghubaiba Station, the water taxi will operate from 4pm to 10pm
At Dubai Marina station it will operate from 2pm to 10pm. 
From Jumeirah Palm Atlantis, the service timings will be from 4pm to 10pm. 
From Jumeirah Palm Station (Rexos) it will run from 11am to 5pm.

Dubai Ferry will operate at Al Ghubaiba and Marina stations during the Eid holidays at 11am, 1pm, and then at 3pm, 5pm and 6:30pm.

The working hours of traditional abra (boats) at Dubai Creek Stations (Al Ghubaiba, Al Sabkha, Baniyas, and Dubai Old Souk) will be from 10am to 12 midnight. The Blue (electrical) abra will operate at Burj Khalifa from 6pm up to 11pm, at Al Mamzar from 2pm to 12 midnight, and at Atlantis from 1pm to 9pm. The air-conditioned abra at Al Jaddaf will operate from 7am to 12 midnight.

All service providers and partner centres will be closed from 5 to 7 July 2016.
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View detailed Eid al Fitr timings for all RTA services