Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has approved the 8th edition of the Dubai Railways Code of Practice, it has been announced.
According to a WAM report, the latest version of the Code includes various improvements that enable RTA’s Rail Agency to adopt more effective methodologies for protecting the facilities and infrastructure of the railway network in Dubai.
It added that the Code’s ultimate goal was to ensure the safety of both the facilities and the users of the metro service in the emirate.
“This Code of Practice aims to protect the facilities and infrastructure of the railway in Dubai and forms an integral part of the legal structure of the Executive Council’s Resolution No. 1/2017 regulating the railway operations in Dubai,” said Hussain Al Saffar, director of Rail Right-of-Way, Rail Agency, RTA.
