Most residents want Dubai Metro to run 24|7

Dubai residents would prefer a Metro that ran 24-hours a day, throughout the year, reveals an online poll run by Emirates 24|7.

Majority of the respondents (71 per cent) who took part in the poll, believe that Dubai never sleeps so why should the Metro stop running even at odd hours.  On the other hand, 26 per cent say that there is no pressing need for the Metro to run all the time, whereas a 3 per cent of the participants were not sure about the hours of operation.

Recently, the Dubai Metro ran for nearly 24 hours during the Eid holidays, making it simpler for residents and tourists to commute within the city. On a normal day, trains run from 6am to 11pm, Saturday to Thursday and from 2pm to midnight on Fridays.

Even though Dubai residents remain a hopeful lot, big cities around the world with an established  mass transport system do not run the trains 24-hours a day. For example, the popular London Underground takes a few hours of sleep. The timings of the trains differ with each line but on an average, trains generally run between 5am and midnight, Monday to Saturday. Operating hours are reduced on Sunday.

In Paris, the first train leaves the terminus at either end of each line at 5:30 am, although, on some lines, additional trains may also start from an intermediate station. The last train arrives at the terminal station at 1:15 am, except on Fridays (since 7 December 2007), Saturdays and on nights before a holiday, when the service ends at 2:15 am.

Singapore’s Mass Rapid Transit or MRT Services operate from about 5:30 am and usually end before 1 a.m. daily. The last metro train in Tokyo generally starts at midnight and completes its service by 01:00, and the first train generally starts at 05:00 with services extended during festive periods.

However, there are some cities where the subway never sleeps. In the United States, the NYC subway runs 24 hours a day but not all stations are accessible throughout the day.

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