The public bus in Dubai.
PHOTO BY EXPAT MEDIA
The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has announced changes to several public bus routes in Dubai starting Monday (November 20). These changes are intended to shorten the travel time and ensure faster arrival of riders to their destinations.
Here are the changes:
Route 21 will no longer serve the Onpassive Metro Station
Route 24 will be shortened to end at the Dubai Festival City
Route 53 will be extended to the International City Bus Station
Route F17 will be shortened to start from the Onpassive Metro Station
Routes F19A and F19B will be shortened to pass through the Business Bay Metro Bus Stop South 2
Route H04 will be diverted to pass through Hatta Souq
Route 11A will be replaced by Routes 16A and 16B
Route 16A will run from the Residency and Foreigners Affairs Department, Al Awir Branch, to the Gold Souq Bus Station
Route 16B will cover the return journey from the Gold Souq Bus Station back to the Residency and Foreigners Affairs Department, Al Awir Branch
Route 20 will be replaced by Routes 20A and 20B
Route 20A will operate from Al Nahda Bus Stop to Warsan 3 Bus Stop
Route 20B will serve the return journey from Warsan 3 Bus Stop back to Al Nahda Bus Stop.
Route 367 will be replaced by Routes 36A and 36B
Route 36A will start from the Silicon Oasis High Bay Bus Stop and terminate at the Etisalat Bus Station
Route 36B will run in the opposite direction from Etisalat Bus Station to the Silicon Oasis High Bay Bus Stop
Routes 10, 21, 27, 83, 88, 95, 32C, 91A, X28, X92 and X94: the location of Metro Max Bus Stop has been shifted southward to Metro Max Stop 2 at the service road to reduce the walking distance to the buses
Routes 29, 61 and C26: the location of the Metro Max Stop through which these routes pass, has been shifted to Al Jaffiliya Bus Station
The RTA will also enhance journey times for 33 other bus routes: 5, 15, 21, 24, 28, 31, 34, 44, 50, 51, 53, 61, 64, 95A, 96, C04, C28, E102, F01, F15, F26, F17, F19A, F19B, F24, F30, F31, F41, F48, F53, F54, F81, H04
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