Some stations on Dubai Metro’s Red Line may not be open when trains start running in September because of a shortage of passengers.
Mattar al Tayer, the executive director of the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), said yesterday that some stations might remain closed because delays in nearby residential developments meant there would not be enough passengers. “Maybe some of the stations may not open because of the ridership,” he said, adding that all 29 stations on the Red Line would be structurally ready on time. He would not say which stations could remain closed.
The 52km Red Line, which stretches the length of Sheikh Zayed Road between Al Rashidiya and Jebel Ali, is on schedule and due to take its first passengers on Sept 9. Until yesterday, the RTA had maintained that all the stations would open.
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