The development of 22 passengers for passengers and bus shelter in Dubai

The Dubai Roads and Communications Authority has completed the project of developing 22 public transport bus stations, which included 16 buses stations, and six buses to accommodate buses, as part of its strategic plan to enhance the mass transportation network, upgrade the quality of services provided to passengers, and provide an integrated and safe transportation service, which meets the aspirations of the emirate’s residents and visitors.

The Director General and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Roads and Transport Authority in Dubai, Matar Al -Tayer, stressed that the project comes as a continuation of the authority’s efforts in developing the infrastructure of the mass transportation system, with the aim of encouraging residents to use mass transportation in their daily transportation, indicating that bus accommodation stations are carried out maintenance and cleaning for all 1387 buses.

Al -Tayer added: “We were keen to exceed the role of bus passengers stations just waiting, to include providing integrated services, which contribute to facilitating the user’s journey and achieving his happiness, by developing facilities and providing a comfortable and safe environment for all groups, including those with determination, bicycle users, as well as achieving integration with the Dubai Metro service and taxis.”

Advanced stations

Al -Tayer said: “The project included the development of 16 buses for bus passengers, including nine stations in the Deira area and seven stations in Bur Dubai, where waitingies were rehabilitated, building facades, and modernizing infrastructure systems, and sidewalks, in addition to adding chapels in some locations, and the number of lines that work on these stations is 110 lines, and the capacity of the stations in peak hours is estimated at about 710 buses.”

He added: “Six of bus stations were also developed with the aim of preparing buses for operation, in the areas of Al -Khawaneej, Al -Qusays, Al -Ruwa, Al -Aweer, Jabal Ali and Al -Rouz. Bus update design.

Promote linking and integration

The project is part of a broader vision adopted by the authority to enhance the connection between various means of transportation, by applying the requirements of the first and last mile, and providing supportive elements such as pedestrian paths, bicycle situations, and safe crossings, in a way that contributes to facilitating access to stations, and encouraging the use of sustainable movement.

This achievement also comes as a continuation of previous projects implemented by the authority, which included the establishment of modern stations in strategic locations such as Al -Ghubaiba, Al -Ittihad, Al -Jafila, Wait Mitha, Al -Sattawa, Etisalat, Al -Baraza, the International City, and Dubai Airport (Building 3).

Global standards

The stations development project is integrated with the authority’s possession of a new fleet of public transport buses, characterized by a high level of safety, luxury and quality, as well as its conformity with European specifications for low -carbon emissions (euros 6) of its kind in the Middle East and North Africa region, and is equipped with comfortable seats and high safety standards, and the authority has recently signed a contract to supply 637 multiple buses Sizes, and identical to European specifications for low carbon emissions «Euro 6), and will be supplied during the current and next two years. The agreement includes the supply of 40 electric buses (carbon emissions), Zhongton type, equipped with Gulf specifications, and tested and tried in the region, the bus is 12 meters long, and expands For 72 passengers.

This is the major agreement and the first of its kind at the state level.

The agreement also includes the supply of 451 buses to serve the city, of which 400 Man -type buses, with a length of 12 meters, can accommodate 86 passengers, and 51 Zhongton’s buses, with a length of 12 meters, with a capacity of 72 passengers, and are equipped with high specifications of safety, luxury and quality.

The agreement includes the supply of 76 two -storey buses, of a 13 -meter -long period, and can accommodate 98 passengers, as well as the supply of 70 articulated bus Geographical in Dubai, and raise the occupancy rate.