Al Sudan bus station with electric charging units opens

Al Sudan bus station with electric charging units opens

Marking a key milestone on the way to Qatar's transition to electric vehicles, HE the Minister of Transport Jassim Seif Ahmed al-Sulaiti on Sunday inaugurated Al Sudan Bus Station, equipped with charging equipment. The new terminal is part of the Public Bus Infrastructure Programme that the Ministry of Transport (MoT) is carrying out in collaboration with various stakeholders.

The inaugural ceremony was attended by HE the Minister of Municipality Dr Abdullah bin Abdulaziz bin Turki al-Subaie, HE the Minister of Environment and Climate Change Sheikh Dr Faleh bin Nasser bin Ahmed bin Ali al-Thani, Public Works Authority (Ashghal) president Dr Engineer Saad bin Ahmed al-Mohannadi, Qatar General Electricity and Water Corporation (Kahramaa) president Essa bin Hilal al-Kuwari and a number of other dignitaries.

HE al-Sulaiti noted that inaugurating the first out of eight public transit bus stations comes in the context of the Public Bus Infrastructure Programme that aims at creating an integrated and sustainable public transit network to cover all urban areas through coherent transportation that includes public transit buses, the Doha Metro and the Lusail Tram that will open soon.

MoT’s Technical Affairs Department director Sheikh Mohamed bin Khalid al-Thani said that the massive public transit programme in Qatar, which