ABU DHABI // Fifty buses and 1,000 taxis will provide transport to and from Dubai International Stadium on Monday where Indian prime minister Narendra Modi is set to address more than 50,000 members of the public.
The Dubai’s Road and Transportation Authority is dedicating 40 double-decker buses to ferry spectators from Dubai Internet City Metro Station in Tecom to the stadium in Dubai Sports City.
The buses, which can each carry up to 81 passengers, will be operational from 3pm until 7pm and leave every 10 minutes.
The same buses will transport people back to the metro station from 9pm until 10.30pm.
A further 10 buses each with a capacity of 34 passengers will shuttle people from the designated parking lot to the stadium, from 3pm until 10.30pm.
Four thousand parking spots have also been made available near the stadium.
The RTA also said that testing on the Dubai Tram from August 17- 20 will disrupt services on the JBR and Marina loop.
Tram service from Dubai Marina Mall (station 4) until JBR (station 1) will not be available until Friday August 21 when normal service is set to resume.
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