The holiday season has officially begun since we are just one day away from the Eid Al Adha 2023 holidays. Private and public sector employees across UAE will enjoy the six-day long weekend and resume work on Monday, July 3rd. RTA has announced updated public transport timings, free parking, and more to ensure you make the most of the Eid Al Adha holidays in Dubai. Dubai’s Roads & Transport Authority (RTA), in a press release, announced that except for the multi-level parking terminals, all public parking would be free of charge from Tuesday, 9 Dhu Al Hijja (27th June 2023) up to the end of Friday, 12 Dhu Al Hijja (30th June 2023). Read on to know more.
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RTA Announces Eid Al Adha Parking & Timings
Besides, announcing the free parking, RTA also announced the updated timings for Dubai Metro, customers’ happiness centres, marine transit modes, service-provider centres and more. For Metro, as per RTA, Metro Red and Green Stations on the Red Line will operate from 5 AM to 1 AM on June 23, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 and July 1st. And on July 2nd, the timings will be 8 AM to 1 AM.
On 23, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 and July 1st, the tram will operate from 6 AM to 1 AM and on July 2nd, the timings will be 9 AM to 1 AM.
Regarding service-provider centres, as per RTA, all service-provider centres (technical testing of vehicles) and Customers Happiness Centres will be closed from Tuesday to Friday, 9 to 12 Dhu al-Hijja (27 to 30 June 2023). The technical testing will be resumed only on 12 Dhu Al Hijja (30 June), and halls will reopen on 13 Dhu Al Hijja (1 July).
The Smart Customers Happiness Centres at Umm Ramool, Deira, Al Barsha, and RTA Head Office will operate as usual 24/7. For public buses, the buses will function Monday to Thursday from 4:30 AM to 12:30 AM, 5 AM to 1 AM on Friday, and 6 AM to 1 AM on Saturday and Sunday.
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RTA also announced the timings for Water Buses and Taxis. Water buses from Dubai Marina (BM1) Marina Walk (and vice versa) will operate from 12 PM to 12:11 AM (on the following day), Marina Promenade – Marina Mall (and vice versa) from 4:11 PM to 11:17 PM, Marina Terrace – Marina Walk (and vice versa) from 4:08 PM to 11:16 PM, and Full Line 4:08 PM to 10:56 PM.
Water Taxi will function from Marina Mall – Bluewaters (BM3) from 4 PM to 11:40 PM on demand from 3 PM to 11 PM. The customers have to make a prior booking.
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