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Free parking during National Day holidays

Extended transport services, with trains, tram running till 1am on Friday, Saturday, Sunday

- Staff Report

The Dubai Metro and Tram will run till 1am on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, offering an extended hour of service for the 47th National Day holidays, the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) announced yesterday.

The metro and tram services will begin at their usual time during the holiday period, but will end 1am after running for an extra hour.

The RTA also announced that parking across all paid parking zones will be free on December 2 and 3, except for multi-level parking terminals. Parking fees will be reactivate­d on Tuesday, December 4.

In Abu Dhabi too, parking will be free on Sunday and Monday, the Integrated Transport Centre (ITC) of the Department of Transport (DoT) in Abu Dhabi announced. DoT’s Customer Service Centres will also be closed during the same period.

According to the RTA, all customer happiness centres will be closed during the 47th National Day holidays from Friday, November 30 to Monday, December 3. All of the RTA’s partner service providers as well vehicle registrati­on centres will remain closed during the same period.

However, the smart centres at Umm Al Ramool and RTA’s Head Office will remain open.

Buses at main stations such as Gold Souq Station: 4.25am to 12:29 midnight.

Al Ghubaiba Station: 4.14am to 12.33 midnight.

Satwa: 5am to 11pm except for Route C01, which will be operating around-the-clock.

Al Qusais Bus Station: 5am to 11.45pm.

Al Qouz Industrial

5am to 11.35pm

Jebel Ali Station: 11.30pm. Station: 5am

Intercity bus services

6.10am to

Al Ghubaiba station: operate round-the-clock to Al Jubail, Sharjah, and from 4.30am to 12 midnight to Abu Dhabi.

Union Square: 4.30am 12.30am past midnight

Al Sabkha Station: 6.15am to 12 midnight.

Deira City Centre 6.07am to 10.06pm

Karama Station: 10.10pm

Al Ahli Club Station: 5.55am to 10.15pm. to Station: to

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