RTA inaugurates new ‘Stadium’ bus station, improves bus routes

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Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has inaugurated the new ‘Stadium’ bus station, which is located in Al Qusais next to the Stadium Metro Station, to meet the growing demand for bus services.

The bus station is designed to shorten travel times and provide seamless connections to other mass transit options. Buses on routes 19, F22, F23A, F23, F23, F24, and W20 will start from the new bus station, while route 23 will also pass through it.

RTA’s Public Transport Agency will make some improvements to the express lines to ensure that passengers reach their destinations faster during the trip for the following lines: 62-X02-X23-X22-X13-X25-X92-X64-.X94.

Dubai’s #RTA is set to inaugurate (on Friday, May 3) the new Stadium Bus Station, which is located at the Al Qusais Area besides the Stadium Metro Station, which boasts a strategic location that witnesses a growing demand for bus service. This Bus Station is designed to shorten… pic.twitter.com/6DY7fUL9z7

— RTA (@rta_dubai) May 2, 2024

The transport authority will also modify the routes on the lines, including reducing the route of the X28 line to end at Agora Mall.

The Inter-city bus line E102 will be modified to serve Musaffah Bus Station on weekends and improve commuting times between Al Jaffiliya Station and Zayed International Airport Terminal A.

Further improvements will be made to the schedules of 30 routes, namely: 19, 23, 27, 43, 62, C04, C10, C15, C18, D03, E102, E307, E400, F08, F17, F22, F23, F23A, F24, F51, W20, X02, X13, X22, X23, X25, X28, X64, X92, X94. All these improvements take effect on 3rd May 2024.

RTA said also it has cancelled route 91A and commuters can use the alternative route 91 from Al Ghubaiba Bus Station to Jebel Ali Port Zone.

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