Dubai Metro Turns 12! Here's All It's Rules and Fines
Many of us have used Dubai Metro at least once, it is a must have experience in the UAE. Since Dubai is an international city that follows strict guidelines to maintain order, there are certain rules one must follow when travelling via Dubai Metro with fines up to AED1000 .
Here’s a list of fines and rules to be aware of.
Spitting, littering, or performing any act that would not maintain cleanliness of the facilities.
Fine: Dh200
Smoking
Fine: Dh200
Carrying alcoholic beverages
Fine: Dh500
Wrongfully accessing or sitting in areas designated for specific categories (like women and children, or Gold cabin).
Fine: Dh100
Eating and drinking
Fine: Dh100
Sleeping in passenger shelters or any place where sleeping is prohibited.
Fine: Dh300
Damaging, vandalising or destroying equipment or seats.
Fine: Dh2,000
Entry into restricted areas in violation of posted warning signs and boards.
Fine: Dh100
Standing or sitting in non-passenger areas.
Fine: Dh100
Misusing lifts or escalators.
Fine: Dh100
Boarding the public transport facilities and services by climbing or jumping.
Fine: Dh100
Opening the doors or attempting to access or leave public transport while it is moving between stations and stops.
Fine: Dh100
Using any security or safety device or tool, including emergency exits when it is not necessary.
Fine: Dh2,000
Misuse of the emergency buttons.
Fine: Dh2,000
Carrying or using materials or equipment that may cause inconvenience to users of public transport and public transport facilities and services or endanger their safety.
Fine: Dh100
Causing any distraction or obstruction to a driver of the public transport facilities and services while he is driving.
Fine: Dh200
Carrying hazardous items, including weapons, sharp tools or inflammable materials, inside public transport and public transport facilities and services.
Fine: Dh1,000
Parking vehicles in areas designated for Metro users for a period exceeding the permitted period.
Fine: Dh100 per day and up to Dh1,000
Failure to comply with the instructions of the inspectors or RTA officials or obstructing the performance of their duties.
Fine: Dh200
Using public transport and public transport facilities and services contrary to the authority’s instructions posted on signboards.
Fine: Dh200
Disturbing or causing inconvenience in any way to users of public transport facilities.
Fine: Dh100
Putting feet up on the seat.
Fine: Dh100
Selling or promoting goods and commodities
Fine: Dh200
Bringing animals onto the Metro, except guide dogs for blind persons.
Fine: Dh100
Using public transport services or entering or exiting certain fare zone areas (like Gold cabin, which is only for Gold Nol card holders) without payment of exact fare.
Fine: Dh200
Using a card designated for someone else.
Fine: Dh200
Using an expired Nol card.
Fine: Dh200
Using an invalid Nol card.
Fine: Dh200
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Using a counterfeit Nol card.
Fine: Dh500
Selling Nol cards without prior permission from the authorities.
Fine: Dh200
Failure to present the Nol card upon request.
Fine: Dh200
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