DOUBLE DECK BUS SERVICE LAUNCHED IN DUBAI
Published at 25.08.2008 in Mass transit, Public transport
Dubai’s Roads & Transport Authority (RTA) has launched a double deck bus service, the first of its kind in the Middle East, linking Al-Ghubaiba Station in Dubai with Al-Jubail Station in Sharjah.
According to Abdul Aziz Malik, CEO of Dubai Taxi Agency and Acting CEO of Public Transport Agency, “'We have launched this service, ahead of the scheduled date which was set as next September, and we will continue beef up our double deck bus fleet between Dubai & Sharjah such that we will have around 70 buses over the next months, including 15 buses pencilled down for operation on this route next September. This demonstrates the huge attention paid by the RTA to Dubai - Sharjah route, which attracts considerable numbers of commuters shuttling between the two emirates for work or residence.” RTA put out a tender last year for purchasing 620 buses, including 170 double deck buses. It is anticipated that RTA will take delivery of all buses contained in this contract by March next year