A massive 165,527,687 journeys were made on Dubai's public transport network in the first half of 2013.
The Road and Transport Authority's chairman, Mattar Al Tayer revealed the figure yesterday saying: "The number of riders using the Dubai Metro red line over the last six months has topped 43,552,110 at a rate exceeding seven million riders per month, whereas the number of riders using the metro green line during the same period clocked 23,549,206 riders at a rate of about four million riders per month."
The busiest metro stops on the red line were Deira City Centre, Burj Khalifa, Mall of the Emirates, Union, Burjuman, Al Rigga and Al Karama.
In Deira City Centre station 3.26 million journeys were made followed by three million at the Burj Khalifa.
On the buses, there were 56,256,678 journeys made while abras, water buses, water taxis and Dubai Ferry clocked up 6,823,183 passengers.
Dubai Taxi Corporation lifted 35,346,510 passengers.
Al Tayer added: "Residents and visitors of the emirate do grasp the benefits and advantages of using public transport means including the psychological and physical relief of riders, reducing traffic accidents, cutting expenses on fuel and maintenance of private vehicles, and avoiding the hassles of finding parking spaces, which is becoming a challenge facing most advanced cities worldwide, let alone that using public transport means effectively contribute to reducing pollution generated by the massive number of private cars, which also triggers illnesses such as those related to the respiratory system."
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