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Three new bus routes launched in Dubai

Dubai - Dubai will get three new bus routes - Route F24, Route 81 and Route X25.

Dubai will get three new bus routes from September 1 to meet the rising demand for bus service, the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) announced on Tuesday.
Route F24, a Metro feeder service, starts from Al Qusais industrial area; passes through Al Qusais Bus Depot, Sahara Mall in Sharjah, Enoc petrol station in Nahda 1 and the New Medical Centre; and ends at Stadium Metro Station.
Route 81 starts from The Dubai Mall and heads to the Mall of the Emirates, passing through Umm Suqeim Municipal Centre, Umm Suqeim Park, Wild Wadi and other localities.
Route X25 starts from Karama bus station and passes through Centre Point shopping mall, Oud Metha bus stop, Umm Al Romool, Dubai Silicon Oasis, Academic City and Dubai Outsource Zone.
"RTA is keen on ... improving public transport network to keep pace with the urbanisation and demographic growth in ... Dubai. Public bus routes are integral components of strategic studies aimed at raising the ridership of public transport means," said Adel Mohammed Shakri, Director of Planning and Business Development of RTA's Public Transport Agency.
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