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Doha - 12 October 2022
1. Various of cars in West Bay area
2. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Abdulaziz Al-Mawlawi, Mobility Executive Director at Supreme Committee:
"Transportation operations revolve around four main axis in Qatar, which are metro operations: through 37 stations to most or all areas, stadiums and event areas. Buses: will be available continuously during the football tournament period in stadiums and other facilities. Taxis: are about 3,000 taxis, 11,500 Uber and 3,500 Kareem cars. The Last Mile: is a very important operation to link transfers to all facilities, whether stadiums, facilities and accompanying events, whether in the Corniche or fan festivals."
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Doha - 27 September 2022
3. Various of buses during a test run ahead of tournament
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Doha - 12 October 2022
4. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Khalid Nasser al Mulla, Head of Land Transportation Regulations and Policies:
"Corniche Street will be allocated for pedestrian events starting from 1 November 2022 until 19 December. Vehicles will be diverted away from the Corniche road as mentioned to provide a safe and secure environment for pedestrian crossing."
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Doha - 27 September 2022
5. Various of people in metro station
6. Passenger in gold section of metro
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Doha - 12 October 2022
7. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Abdulla Saif al Sulaiti, Chief of Service Delivery at Qatar Rail:
"The Doha Metro will be directly linked to the eight World Cup stadiums. Five stadiums of the Doha Metro transport us directly on foot, in case you leave the metro stations. The other three stadiums will be linked through buses that will be located at metro stations and take you to the remaining three stadiums."
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Doha - 27 September 2022
8. People waiting in front of metro
9. Train arriving
10. Various of people in metro station
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Doha - 12 October 2022
11. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Abdulla Saif al Sulaiti, Chief of Service Delivery at Qatar Rail:
"Hayya card holders and stadium match tickets holders will be able to use public transportation for free during the tournament, starting 10 November to 23 December ."
12. Various of towers in West Bay area
STORYLINE:
FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 organisers unveiled transportation plan on Wednesday ahead of the tournament which will be held from 20 November.
The plan was announced during a news conference in Doha.
It was attended by representatives from the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy, Ministry of Interior, Ministry of Transport, Qatar Rail, Mowasalat and the Public Works Authority.
Metro operations will run through thirty-seven stations to all eight stadiums and event areas.
Metros will connect fans to five stadiums directly where they can continue on foot to the entrance. The other three will have buses linking fans between metros to entrances.
Around 4,000 buses will be used during the tournament period to cover stadiums and other facilities, as well as 3,000 Taxis.
From November 1, the busy Corniche area will be pedestrianised and will host different activities during the tournament.
Fans will be able to use public transportation to visit the Corniche and FIFA Fan Festival located in Al Bidda Park.
37 metro stations will be operating with over 110 trains running every 165 seconds for 21 hours a day.
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