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Qatar Rail carries over 2.5 mn passengers on board Doha Metro, Lusail Tram during FIFA Arab Cup 2025 group stage

December 11, 2025 3 Min Read
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DOHA: Qatar Railways Firm (Qatar Rail) has introduced that the whole variety of passengers who used the Doha Metro and Lusail Tram networks, in the course of the group stage of the FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2025, from Dec 1-9, reached greater than 2.5 million passengers, with 2,419,433 passengers by way of Metro and 108,239 passengers by way of tram.

Doha Metro and Lusail Tram providers noticed a outstanding turnout from Arab Cup followers, notably on day 8 of the match, which marked the best ridership for the reason that competitors kicked off on Dec 1. Greater than 315,000 passengers have been transported that day throughout the metro and tram networks.

Lusail QNB Station was the busiest throughout your entire metro community, welcoming practically 88,000 passengers, adopted by Msheireb and DECC stations. Throughout the Lusail Tram community, Legtaifiya Station recorded the best footfall.

As Qatar welcomes followers for the FIFA Arab Cup 2025 and the FIFA Intercontinental Cup Qatar 2025, held from Dec 1-18, Qatar Rail, and its service supplier proceed to scale up the operational efficiency of the Metro and Tram networks via a complicated management ecosystem and a completely coordinated command construction designed to make sure uninterrupted, protected, and dependable mobility all through the tournaments interval.

Additionally, Qatar Rail absolutely mobilized your entire fleet of 110 fashionable, snug, and safe Doha Metro trains. This consists of the deployment of 6-carriage trains on the Purple Line, doubling the capability to 1120 passengers per prepare, and lowering the headway between trains on all three strains not solely throughout normal peak hours, but additionally earlier than and after the match occasions.

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The Arab Cup 2025 is happening throughout six stadiums: Lusail, Ahmad bin Ali, Al Bayt, Schooling Metropolis, Khalifa Worldwide, and Stadium 974. 5 stadiums are conveniently situated inside strolling distance from the closest metro station, together with Stadium 974 by way of Ras Bu Abboud Station, Schooling Metropolis Stadium by way of Schooling Metropolis Station, Ahmad bin Ali Stadium by way of Al Riffa Mall of Qatar Station, Khalifa Worldwide Stadium by way of Sport Metropolis Station, Lusail Stadium by way of Lusail QNB Station. In the meantime, Al Bayt Stadium is linked via a devoted shuttle bus service from Lusail QNB Station.

All through the Arab Cup match, Qatar Rail continues to take care of shut coordination with the Ministry of Inside, the Ministry of Transport, Hamad Medical Company, Mowasalat, and the native organizing committee.

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