RTA Reshuffles Routes, Ups Bus Fleet on Certain Lines

RTA Reshuffles Routes, Ups Bus Fleet on Certain Lines

Dubai (United Arab Emirates): Public Transport Agency at Roads & Transport Authority (RTA) inaugurated yesterday a new bus route known as (X35), to cover a number of areas in the emirate of Dubai. The launch follows a broad-based field study conducted by Public Transport Agency to identify the needs for bus service in certain localities in order to meet the rising demand; which is fueled by the continuous population growth in the emirate.

“RTA Public Transport Agency is keen on broadening and upgrading its services to keep pace with the urbanization and demographic expansion across the UAE. This particularly applies to Dubai which has a high profile as a regional economic and business center and a point of attraction for investors and businesspersons from the world over,” said Abdullah Al Ali, Director of Bus Dep’t at RTA Public Transport Agency.

“The new Route (X35) starts off the Meadows, near Dubai British School 1 and stretches up to Al Warqa, near Sharjah American School. It passes across several areas in between such as Dubai International Academy, Lakes Turnoff, Jebel Ali Racecourse, the neighbourhood of Emirates Holidays at Sheikh Zayed Road, Trade Center Interchange, Dubai Naturalization and Residency Dep’t, Shindagha Souk, Al Maktoum Road, Al Garhoud Interchange, Airport Terminal 1 (Arrivals), Uptown Murdiff Center and others.

“Public Transport Agency has also beefed up its current bus fleet with a number of double deck and standard buses as of yesterday. Among the routes witnessing enhanced bus fleet are: Route 10; which received 6 new double-deckers such that the total fleet rises up to 15 double-deckers. Line 93 will have the existing 4 standard buses replaced by 5 double-deckers and route 98E will have the existing 7 standard buses replaced by 8 double-deckers. The fleet on Route 33 was upped to 20 standard buses instead of 12 standard buses such that the headway becomes 10 minutes instead of 20 minutes, and similarly Route 32C received 8 standard buses raising its operating fleet to 16 buses and improving the headway from 20 to 10 minutes. One articulated bus is deployed on Route 12X, elevating the operating fleet to 9 articulated buses in order to ensure the timely arrival of buses.

“A number of Routes have been abolished on the same date; namely: 6S, the two night routes (N4 and N5) and the Global Village Routes 103, 104 and 105; which have been discontinued as of 21 February with the end of Dubai Shopping Festival events” said Al Ali in a concluding remark.