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Gulf Today, Staff Reporter

Dubai Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has launched a campaign to change the addressing systems of platforms at metro stations.

In a move, which is intended to keep pace with the latest international practices of the industry, RTA has decided to assign numbers to the platforms at the metro stations.

Platforms of the Dubai metro stations will now bear numbers rather than end destination names under the campaign.

RTA is also working on updating the Wayfinding Signages and Audio announcements of the metro stations.

The camp[aign was started in November and will continue up to mid of February 2021.

“Changing the addressing system of the metro platforms involves designating them with numbers instead of end destination station name. The move is intended to keep pace with the latest international practices of the industry,” said Hasan Al Mutawa, Director of Rail Operations, Rail Agency, RTA.

“The updating wayfinding signages and audio announcement of the metro (Red and Green Lines) is progressing according to the plan developed following recent changes in the names of five metro stations. It is imperative to provide accurate information about the stations and their platforms to ease the mobility of riders,” he noted.

RTA is working on a plan to rename the signage of the five metro stations during the period from Nov.25, 2020 up to the first week of February 2021.

The campaign covers outdoor directional signs, smart and electronic public transport systems, and the audio ads onboard the metro carriages.

RTA has also renamed the five follwing metro stations:

*  Al Fahidi Station will now be known as Sharaf DG

* First Abu Dhabi Bank is renamed Umm Al Sheef

* Noor Bank has now become Al Safa

* Damac is changed to Dubai Marina

* Nakheel was renamed Al Khail Station

"The renaming of stations is part of the restructuring of the metro naming rights strategy,” added Al Mutawa.

 Metro riders are requested to note changes in station names in the said media.