In his statements today, Al-Mawlawi revealed that the number of passengers who used the Doha Metro trains to move to and from the World Cup stadiums has reached 11 million passengers during the group stage competitions, and the round of 16 so far, noting that 3.8 million passengers also used public transport buses for free to reach the stadiums. Taxis were also available, Karwa, Kareem, Uber, and private vehicles, to help fans move to the field with ease, and the number of cars reached 700,000, but the metro remained the main nerve of movement and the process of transportation in the tournament without any problems or crowds at all.
Al-Mawlawi expressed his great happiness with the widespread praise for Qatar’s organization of the World Cup, the great success of the transfer process and the great smoothness in the masses’ arrival to the stadiums, in which the number of attendees in some matches reached more than 89,000 spectators, and almost all stadiums were full, whether in the group stage or in the rounds. exclusionary so far.
The Executive Director of Transport Operations at the Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy explained that a control room for operations has been working around the clock throughout the day since the start of the championship competitions to solve any emergency problems.
He stressed that the great cooperation between the General Traffic Department in Qatar in organizing traffic, and the Public Works Authority in installing informative signs in all languages, in addition to all bodies and institutions in the State of Qatar, and the clear solidarity contributed to the success of the transportation plan throughout the championship period.
Al-Mawlawi continued, saying: The plan that was drawn up in this framework was completed 4 full years ago, and it was studied intensively, and despite the presence of many difficulties and challenges, the plan succeeded so far, and we look forward to continuing this success to the end.
Al-Mawlawi concluded his remarks by saying: “The concern for us was that entering and leaving any stadium, regardless of the number of spectators, would be very smooth and safe. Indeed, we have done a great job that was arranged with all partners in the country, so the first difficult stage of the tournament passed, which is the holding of 4 matches.” In one day successfully and without any damage or problems, and we also hope that the remaining days will complement the success achieved in the past.