New Dubai bus route from today

The Public Transport Agency, Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), is launching a new bus route (F26) today (November 1), with the aim of adding to the happiness of people, and meeting the rising demand for this service.

“The launch of this new route on November 1 is a quick response to the needs of mass transport riders, and fits well with the booming economic activities in the Emirate; which is part of the upswing witnessed by the UAE at levels,” said Adel Mohammed Shakri, Director of Planning & Business Development, RTA Public Transport Agency.

“Route F26; a Metro stations’ feeder service, starts from the bus stop near Noor Bank Metro Station and runs through the Interchange 4, Umm Suqeim Road.

“It serves all districts of Al Quoz Industrial Areas 1, 2, and 3 and passes through the First Gulf Bank Metro Station, residential quarters of National Cement Company, and other key geographic landmarks in the area,” stated Shakri.

The Director of Planning & Business Development reiterated the keenness of the RTA to widen and improve the public transport network to cope with the demographic expansion seen by Dubai.

“Public bus routes are one of the key strategies of raising the number of journeys made by the public transport means through attracting more riders from various community members to use these means in their daily mobility.

“Such a transition promises to have positive impacts on the traffic movement and the cleanliness of the environment.

“Increasing the use of public transport means will ease the traffic congestion, minimise road accidents, raise the traffic safety level, and significantly diminish the environmental pollution caused by exhausts of the massive numbers of vehicles," he said.
 

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