Dubai: As many as 174 retail outlets at Dubai Metro stations will up for grabs as the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) makes them available for rent.
The outlets — 106 on the Red Line and 68 on the Green Line — will be offered to various service providers selling merchandise like books, stationery, novelties, and gifts in addition to beauty parlours and banks.
The outlets are expected to bring in new customers to the Metro while also enhancing the service for current users.
The RTA recently held an open house for potential tenants of the Dubai Metro retail outlets.
The gathering was held at the RTA head office in the presence of Abdullah Al Madani, CEO of Corporate Technical Support Services Sector; Saeed Al Merri, Director of Contracts & Procurement; Ramadan Abdullah, Director of Rail Operation and Abdullah Yousuf Al Ali, Director of Commercial & Investment in addition to several other RTA officials.
Al Madani reiterated the RTA’s intention to foster joint cooperation with all customers in different sectors — considering them strategic partners teaming with the RTA in realising its vision of Safe and Smooth Transport for All.
“These gatherings have [made an] immense contribution to the advancements and progress made, uplifting the standing of Dubai as a premier business and economic hub in the region,” he said.
He added that interested parties can contact the RTA through its toll free number 8009090 and get more information on how to book the outlets.
During the gathering a presentation was made to showcase the high profile and pioneering achievements made by the RTA over the years.
The presentation also highlighted that more people are using the Metro, during the first half of this year it saw a massive increase compared with the previous two years.
The number of commuters on both the Red and Green Lines, combined from January to June 2012, reached 8,840,651 passengers.
