Doha: From November 18 through December 18, the public transit system transported nearly 26.8 million passengers.
The Ministry of Transport in a statement said that more than 18.416 million passengers were transported by the Doha Metro, 829,741 by Lusail Tram, some 150,800 by Education City Tram, and over 27,600 by Msheireb Tram.
The transportation sector has set remarkable record numbers in all its services since FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 began until the end of the tournament.
As many as 26,425 aircraft movements have been recorded at both Hamad International Airport and Doha International Airport during the mega sporting event.
From November 20 through December 18, the public bus system transported up to 7.368 million passengers, taxis made 315,122 trips, while limousine and passenger transportation companies that use mobile applications reported more than 8.274 million trips.
In a separate statement, Mowasalat (Karwa) said that the tournament acted as a catalyst to build expertise in environmentally friendly transport solutions, which will be one of the foundation pillars of the 100% green public shared transport network.
First ever in the history of the FIFA World Cup, almost 900 e-buses were deployed to ferry the fans, which reduced the carbon footprint of the event, equivalent to the CO2 absorption of 18,078 trees.
In line with the country’s agenda of ‘Qatar for All’, the company also made good on its promise to provide easy and reliable access to transportation for people in wheelchairs. Mowasalat dedicated a fleet of 70 special vehicles that operated around the clock to make sure that everyone could enjoy the spectacle to the fullest. In addition, more than 938 buses from the fleet were wheelchair accessible.
For guests with individual transport requirements, Karwa ramped up its Taxi and Limousines Services to cater to the enormous influx of international guests. A total of 3,000 vehicles ran for a total of 571,699 trips and brought almost 1 million passengers to their individual destinations in and around Doha, said Mowasalat (Karwa).
Regarding securing the supply chains to meet the needs of the country’s critical economic industries and the requirements of the FIFA 2022 tournament, the Ministry of Transport said that Mwani Qatar, between November 18 and December 18, handled 125,285 TEUs, more than 131,000 tonnes of general cargo, roughly 19,130 heads of livestock, and 6,755 units of vehicles and equipment, after receiving 146 vessels at Hamad Port and 105 at Al Ruwais Port.
