UAE: Abu Dhabi residents hail expansion of bus services

UAE: Abu Dhabi residents hail expansion of bus services

Locals say the move eases transport, reduces waiting time

Published: Fri 1 Jul 2022, 12:32 PM

Abu Dhabi residents have hailed the expansion of express bus services to new areas of the emirate, stressing that it will help reduce waiting time and ease transport.

The Integrated Transport Centre (ITC) of the Department of Municipalities and Transport (DMT) announced the launch of the "Abu Dhabi Express" bus service in new areas of Abu Dhabi emirate to handle the ever-increasing passenger demand for the service since its launch in March 2022.

The project's first phase included 38 buses from the private sector, which moved more than 70,000 passengers throughout 14,500 trips since its launch.

The ITC announced that it had implemented Phase II from June 30, 2022, by expanding the scope of the service. It added a new route between Abu Dhabi city to the taxi station in Baniyas, and Al Mafraq Workers City to Abu Dhabi city, in addition to routes between Abu Dhabi and Al Mirfa City and Zayed City, in the Al Dhafra region. The Lifeline Hospital bus stop in Abu Dhabi city has also been added to the network.

"This is a great move as it would help improve transport. We have been spending