The Executive Director of Transport Operations at the Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy, Eng. Abdulaziz Al-Mawlawi, confirmed that the number of passengers who used the Doha Metro trains - to move to and from the World Cup stadiums - reached 11 million passengers, during the group stage competitions, and the round of 16.
Al-Mawlawi said - to the German News Agency - that the transportation experience in the 2022 World Cup was a great success, according to everyone, thanks to the ease of access and the smooth and easy crowd management.
He pointed out that 3.8 million passengers used public transport buses for free - also - to reach the stadiums, and "Karwa", "Careem" and "Uber" taxis and private vehicles were also available to help fans move to the stadiums with ease, and the number of cars reached 700 thousand. A car, but the metro remained the main nerve of movement, and the process of navigating 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 2022 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 thousand spectators, and all stadiums - almost - were full: whether in the role groups, or in the knockout stages so far.
Al-Mawlawi explained that the operations control room has been working around the clock, throughout the day, since the start of the championship competitions, to solve any urgent problems.
Al-Mawlawi 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 the bodies and institutions in the State of Qatar, and the clear solidarity contributed - in an effective role - 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 years ago, and it was studied intensively, and despite the presence of many difficulties and challenges, the plan has succeeded - so far - and we look forward to continuing this success to the end."
Al-Mawlawi concluded his remarks, saying, "The obsession for us was that entering and leaving any stadium, regardless of the number of spectators, would be smooth and very safe. Indeed, we have done a great job that was arranged with all the partners in the country, so the first difficult stage of the tournament passed, which is the holding of 4 matches in one day." One successfully and without any damage or problems, and we also hope that the remaining ten days will be a complement to the success achieved in the past.