Abu Dhabi Express: New non-stop bus service in UAE starting March 14

  DUBAI – Getting around Abu Dhabi will be quicker with the Abu Dhabi Express, a new rapid bus transport in the emirate that will launch on March 14. The Abu Dhabi Express is a direct, non-stop bus service launched by the Integrated Transport Centre (ITC) of the Department of Municipalities and Transport. The express bus service will be officially launched on Monday (March 14) and will be available from 5am to 8pm on weekdays, and from 5pm to 1am on weekends and public holidays. The new bus service will have 680 trips per week, and will be made available in two phases, the first of which will include Musaffah Industrial area and Mohamed bin Zayed City. The second phase will include Khalifa City, Bani Yas, Al Shahama, Al Falah and other areas, linking these areas directly to Abu Dhabi city through four direct operational routes. In the second phase, ITC will add five new routes in various areas of Al Ain, which are Al Hiyar, Al Faqa, Sweihan, Al Shiwayb, Nahil, Abu Samra, Al Wiqan and Al Qou’a areas. The Abu Dhabi Express services will all use the main bus station in Abu Dhabi city as an arrival point, and include service E-01 from the Industrial City of Abu Dhabi (ICAD) in Musaffah, service E-02, direct from Musaffah, while service E-03 will operate from Musaffah Town Bus Terminal and lastly service E-04, which will depart from Safeer Mall in Khalifa City. The Abu Dhabi Express will operate between destinations every ten minutes during peak hours and every 25 minutes, maximum, outside peak hours. The first phase of Abu Dhabi express services will be operated by Al Ghazal Transport Company and Emirates Taxi, as part of the strategic partnership between the ITC and the private sector to improve and develop public transport services. The companies have purchased 64 buses to provide the new service. ICA/Expat Media
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