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Double-decker buses to run between Dubai and Sharjah

DUBAI — There is good news for the daily commuters travelling to Dubai from Sharjah for work everyday. The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) would be introducing 70 double-decker buses early next year to carry commuters from Dubai to Sharjah and back.

According to senior RTA officials, these buses would start from different places in Dubai like Bur Dubai, Deira and Satwa and drop passengers at Rolla Square in Sharjah. Similarly, people from Sharjah would be dropped at various points in Dubai. With hundreds of people shuttling between Dubai and Sharjah for work everyday, the new bus service would be of great convenience to them, RTA officials added.

Abdulla Yousuf Al Ali, Director of Public Transport Buses, said, “We have decided on the whole project. These 70 double-decker buses will be in addition to the 45 normal buses. More buses would be introduced in phases gradually. These buses will have a capacity to carry 120 passengers at a time. The bus fares have not been decided yet. But then the new buses would help the people of both the emirates in many ways. Travelling has been a problem and many people cannot afford taxis. The fares would be very economical and people will be able to afford it easily,” added the official.

People travelling from Sharjah to Dubai have been affected lately with many private transport companies forced to stop their services reportedly owing to a trade licence tussle between the Sharjah Transport and the RTA.

The RTA officials also said they were in touch with their Sharjah counterparts. “They are cooperating with us. The people coming from Sharjah can catch anyone of these buses and can come to the bus stations in Dubai. Similarly, Rolla Square being the centrepoint in Sharjah, people travelling from Dubai will have no problems going to their respective work places from there,” said the officials.