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Doha Metro has recorded 100 million in ridership since the launch of its service in 2019.
In terms of operational performance, Qatar Railways Company (Qatar Rail) said that the metro witnessed several records, the first of which was in the first year of operation when it recorded the largest number of passengers in one day during the National Day of 2019 with transporting 333,000 passengers.
Qatar Rail said that this number was recently surpassed during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 on the fifth day of the tournament, November 24, 2022.The metro set a record in the daily number of passengers, transporting more than 827,000 riders in one day. In terms of stations, Msheireb station, the heart of Doha metro and its central station connecting the three metro lines, recorded the highest number of passengers through it on one day during the FIFA World Cup with approximately 405,000 passengers, on Dec. 2, 2022. page 15