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nol Card — Transit Ticketing and Its Bank-Card Upgrade

Revision 2026-08-28-p4-uplift · effective 2026-08-28

Current revision. This is the snapshot used by the live entity page.

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Created the first structured Evidence Passport with 10 claims and 3 source dossiers.

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Change set

  • add /evidencePassport — Added claim-level evidence mapping and source dossiers.
  • add /revisionHistory — Established a permanent, hash-addressed baseline revision.
10
of 10 claims mapped
3
source dossiers
3
publication dates recorded
0
archives linked
0
exact locators
0
content captures hashed

Claims, one by one

The text below is copied verbatim from the published record. Each claim names the source dossiers that carry it; caveats stay attached to the claim they qualify.

Claim 1 clm-ab53b6be78fb7d7a quantitative
has covered Dubai's metro, buses, marine transport and taxis since it launched with the Metro on 9 September 2009
Published field
snippet · verbatim
Mapping
mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this passport
What the mapping says
The March 2025 release gives the launch date; Khaleej Times gives the modes.
Caveat
No claim-specific caveat recorded

Sources carrying this claim

  1. Dubai Media Office / RTA (authority, March 2025)
  2. Khaleej Times (press)
Claim 2 clm-b72c98392f198440 descriptive
now pays for e-scooter trips too
Published field
snippet · verbatim
Mapping
mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this passport
What the mapping says
The July 2026 release names e-scooters explicitly.
Caveat
No claim-specific caveat recorded

Sources carrying this claim

  1. Dubai Media Office / RTA (authority, July 2026)
Claim 3 clm-f47c014397bd28f6 quantitative
A three-phase, AED 550 million overhaul
Published field
snippet · verbatim
Mapping
mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this passport
What the mapping says
Only the March 2025 release states the budget and the phase count.
Caveat
No claim-specific caveat recorded

Sources carrying this claim

  1. Dubai Media Office / RTA (authority, March 2025)
Claim 4 clm-9b8f792b1ca97ea7 descriptive
QR codes, then a new generation of cards, then direct bank-card and digital-wallet payment
Published field
snippet · verbatim
Mapping
mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this passport
What the mapping says
The July 2026 release lists the three phases in this order.
Caveat
No claim-specific caveat recorded

Sources carrying this claim

  1. Dubai Media Office / RTA (authority, July 2026)
Claim 5 clm-b3ed1e9870ec39c2 quantitative
72% complete in July 2026, with all phases scheduled for completion by the end of the first quarter of 2027
Published field
snippet · verbatim
Mapping
mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this passport
What the mapping says
Both figures are in the headline and body of the July 2026 release.
Caveat
No claim-specific caveat recorded

Sources carrying this claim

  1. Dubai Media Office / RTA (authority, July 2026)
Claim 6 clm-49214536f2c1036b quantitative
was 40% complete in March 2025
Published field
impact · verbatim
Mapping
mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this passport
What the mapping says
Stated in the March 2025 release.
Caveat
No claim-specific caveat recorded

Sources carrying this claim

  1. Dubai Media Office / RTA (authority, March 2025)
Claim 7 clm-ae561b20509b7951 quantitative
72% complete by July 2026
Published field
impact · verbatim
Mapping
mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this passport
What the mapping says
Stated by RTA and repeated by the press on the same day.
Caveat
No claim-specific caveat recorded

Sources carrying this claim

  1. Dubai Media Office / RTA (authority, July 2026)
  2. Khaleej Times (press)
Claim 8 clm-4617f7489a2ac99e quantitative
now scheduled for the end of Q1 2027, having been announced in March 2025 as on track for the end of Q3 2026
Published field
impact · verbatim
Mapping
mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this passport
What the mapping says
The two releases give the two dates; the comparison is the entry's.
Caveat
No claim-specific caveat recorded

Sources carrying this claim

  1. Dubai Media Office / RTA (authority, July 2026)
  2. Dubai Media Office / RTA (authority, March 2025)
Claim 9 clm-885e5c43136e3c1b quantitative
the press account of the 72% reprints RTA's statement rather than testing it
Published field
lesson · verbatim
Mapping
mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this passport
What the mapping says
Khaleej Times carries the same figures and the same quotations as the release, with no independent measurement.
Caveat
An observation about what the article does not contain, not a statement in it.

Sources carrying this claim

  1. Khaleej Times (press)
Claim 10 clm-26215520b2f42d0f quantitative
The March 2025 release also listed facial recognition and fingerprint authentication among the methods the upgraded kiosks would accept - the July 2026 release names neither
Published field
lesson · verbatim
Mapping
mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this passport
What the mapping says
The March list is verbatim; the absence from the July release was checked against the full text.
Caveat
No claim-specific caveat recorded

Sources carrying this claim

  1. Dubai Media Office / RTA (authority, March 2025)
  2. Dubai Media Office / RTA (authority, July 2026)

Source dossiers and revision state

This layer records what is known about each source, what is still missing, and the exact snapshot this page is rendering. A missing date, archive or hash stays visible as missing.

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Revision history → Permanent version link → Machine-readable record → Evidence Constitution →
10
of 10 claims mapped
3
source dossiers
3
publication dates recorded
0
archives linked
0
exact locators
0
content captures hashed

Governance facts carried by the record

Operator
Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), Dubai
Actor types
utility
Funding model
public
Funding description
Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), Dubai
Cost
AED 550 million (~$149.8m) total upgrade budget
Ownership
Not recorded
Decision rights
Not recorded
Exit conditions
Not recorded

3 source dossiers

Dubai Media Office / RTA (authority, July 2026) mediaoffice.ae · 6 linked claims

Open original source ↗

Stable source ID
src-ff0e72cd7f050937
Publisher
Name not classified · mediaoffice.ae
Type / language
web-page · language not classified
Published
2026-07-05
Updated
Not recorded
Source last checked
No source-level check date
Record last verified
2026-08-28
Dossier created
2026-08-28
Retrieved copy
No local capture recorded
Archive
No archived copy linked
Content hash
No captured content hash
Locator
Open the recorded source note

Official release, 5 July 2026: "the completion of 72% of the project", "All phases of the project are scheduled for completion by the end of the first quarter of 2027", the three-phase breakdown, and the extension of nol to e-scooter fares. Does not restate the AED 550 million figure and does not mention biometric payment.

Descriptive only — not page/paragraph exact
Claims linked
Dubai Media Office / RTA (authority, March 2025) mediaoffice.ae · 5 linked claims

Open original source ↗

Stable source ID
src-d532c8ddb3b56e9e
Publisher
Name not classified · mediaoffice.ae
Type / language
web-page · language not classified
Published
2025-03-16
Updated
Not recorded
Source last checked
No source-level check date
Record last verified
2026-08-28
Dossier created
2026-08-28
Retrieved copy
No local capture recorded
Archive
No archived copy linked
Content hash
No captured content hash
Locator
Open the recorded source note

Official release, 16 March 2025: "RTA has completed 40% of the nol system upgrade", "a total cost of AED 550 million", "on track for completion by the end of Q3 2026", the launch date "9 September 2009, coinciding with the inauguration of Dubai Metro", and a payment-method list that includes "facial recognition, fingerprint authentication".

Descriptive only — not page/paragraph exact
Claims linked
Khaleej Times (press) khaleejtimes.com · 3 linked claims

Open original source ↗

Stable source ID
src-8c68eb4695d08ed8
Publisher
Name not classified · khaleejtimes.com
Type / language
web-page · language not classified
Published
2026-07-05
Updated
Not recorded
Source last checked
No source-level check date
Record last verified
2026-08-28
Dossier created
2026-08-28
Retrieved copy
No local capture recorded
Archive
No archived copy linked
Content hash
No captured content hash
Locator
Open the recorded source note

Same-day press write-up of the July 2026 release; gives the current coverage as "Dubai Metro, buses, marine transport and taxis" plus e-scooter payments. It repeats RTA's 72% and the Q1 2027 target without an independent check.

Descriptive only — not page/paragraph exact
Claims linked
Known limits of this passport
  • Publisher names and source languages have not yet been classified; domains are recorded without guessing.
  • Existing source notes are descriptive locators, not page- or paragraph-exact citations.
  • A missing archive, publication date or content hash is shown as null rather than inferred.
  • The project-level evidence grade ranks the strongest source in the entry; it is not a truth score for every claim.