UAE | General
Abu Dhabi unveils new air conditioned bus shelters
Bus passengers in Abu Dhabi will no longer face the summer heat next year while waiting for the buses on the streets.
- By Binsal Abdul Kader, Staff Reporter
- Published: 14:36 November 22, 2008
Abu Dhabi: Bus passengers in Abu Dhabi will no longer face the summer heat next year while waiting for the buses on the streets.
The Department of Transport (DoT) in Abu Dhabi unveiled on Saturday the first prototype of the new 550 air-conditioned bus stop shelters available from the summer of 2009.
The shelters with eight seats and internet facility can accommodate up to 20 people, said Saeed Al Hameli, General Manager of Public Bus Office in Abu Dhabi.
"Most of them will be air-conditioned with an iconic design, comfortable seats, good ventilation, ample reading light and wheel-chair access," he said.
The new bus stop shelters will feature in the future around-the-clock information monitors to update passengers on bus schedules, maps and switch routes, estimated journey time and cost through a user-friendly system.
Also, the new bus stop shelters will utilise the electronic bus ticketing system when implemented.
Latest news
- Youngsters dance and raise cash for charity
- Dubai departments upgrade services
- Get yourself a free test for diabetes
- Ensuring a safety net for intellectual property
- Reader's issue addressed
- 5,552 illegals held in Dubai this year
- Man cleared because he took drugs in France
- Man charged with trafficking women
- Auditors to probe Mizin graft case
- Transfusion centre launches new toll free number
- Mirror, mirror show me the way
- Last minute ID rush is on
- Breaking down cultural barriers with photographs
- Car seats for children: Unsafe at any speed
- Abu Dhabi Crown Prince visits Islamic centre
Community Reports
-
Mirror, mirror show me the way
Driver on Salam Street had so many boxes and fruits piled into car, he would not be able to view rear or right side mirrors
-
Parents should be more vigilant
Reader's picture highlights risk of negligence by caretakers
-
Warming up to ‘Mobilise the Earth' theme
Dubai school dedicates a whole week to celebrating Earth Day with can-collection drives, sapling plantation and painting competition among others
-
Drivers using mobiles put others' lives at risk
Speeding is dangerous for the driver and other motorists
