Platforms of the Dubai Metro stations will now bear numbers rather than end destination names, Roads and Transport Authority(RTA) has announced on Twitter.
The step is a part of a campaign to change the addressing systems of the platforms.
The move is intended to keep pace with the latest international practices of the industry.
Platforms of the Dubai Metro stations will now bear numbers rather than end destination names under a campaign initiated by #RTA to change the addressing systems of these platforms. https://t.co/6pqh6VIL3f pic.twitter.com/fgNmdp2jqn
— RTA (@rta_dubai) December 17, 2020
RTA is continuing with the updating of Wayfinding Signages and Audio announcements of the metro stations under a plan started in November and 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.
— RTA (@rta_dubai) December 17, 2020


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