UAE announces public transport and parking timings during Ramadan

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Free parking during Ramadan and special timings for public transport services have been announced by transport authorities in different emirates in UAE. During Taraweeh prayers, motorists are urged to avoid parking their vehicles in front of mosques and follow traffic rules. The timings for Darb toll gates in Abu Dhabi will be changed with peak hours being between 8am and 10am and 2pm to 4pm from Monday to Saturday. The Integrated Transport Centre (ITC) of the Department of Municipalities and Transport also announced that Mawaqif parking fees will remain the same from 8am to 12am, except on Sundays when it’s free. The customer happiness centres in Abu Dhabi City Municipality and Al Ain City Municipality will be open on Monday to Thursday from 9am to 3pm and on Fridays from 9am to 12pm. Public bus timings in Abu Dhabi and suburbs will be from 5am/6am to 1am the next day, while in Al Ain, buses will operate from 7am to 2am, and in its suburbs from 6am until 11pm, with some services operating until 12am. Abu Dhabi Express services will operate from 6am to 11pm during weekdays and 6am to 1am on weekends, while the Abu Dhabi Link service will operate from 6am to 11pm daily. 

Dubai’s public parking timings on Monday to Saturday will be from 8am to 6pm and 8pm to 12 midnight, while TECOM area will be from 8am to 6pm. Dubai Metro’s Red and Green Stations will operate from 5am to 12 midnight on Monday to Thursday, 5am to 1am on Friday, and 5am to 12 midnight on Saturday. On Sunday, services will be from 8am to 12 midnight. The Dubai Tram will operate from 6am to 1am from Monday to Saturday and 9am to 1am on Sunday, while bus routes will operate from 6am to 1am the next day. The intercity bus routes that will be operational include E16 from Al Sabkha to Hatta, E100 from Al Ghubaiba to Abu Dhabi, E101 from Ibn Battuta to Abu Dhabi, E102 from Ibn Battuta to Al Mussafah, E201 from Al Ghubaiba to Al Ain, E303 from the Union Station to Al Jubail in Sharjah, E306 from Al Ghubaiba to Al Jubail in Sharjah, E307 from City Centre Deira to Al Jubail in Sharjah, E307A from Abu Hail to Al Jubail in Sharjah, E315 from Etisalat station to Muwaileh in Sharjah, E400 from the Union station to Ajman, E411 from the Union station to Ajman, and E700 from the Union Station to Fujairah. Vehicle technical testing centers will have business hours from Saturday to Thursday between 9am to 3pm.