UAE | Traffic and Transport
Abu Dhabi bus services back to normal from first day of Eid, DOT says
Bus passengers in Abu Dhabi say they are looking forward to frequent trips again
- By Samihah Zaman, Staff Reporter
- Published: 00:00 September 9, 2010
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The buses are very neat and mostly coming on time. The service is a boon to all the middle class residents. However we would like to suggest the following: 1. Increased bus frequency during the peak hours (6.30 to 9.00 AM and 4.30 to 7.30 PM). 5 minutes instead of the existing 10 minutes for route no. 5 & 7 and 10 minutes instead of the current 20 minutes for all other city routes. 2. More support (horizontal and vertical bars) inside the city buses so that passengers can hold them while standing and travelling.At present many passengers are finding it difficult to stand without proper support to hold. 3. More bus routes to cover all parts of the city.
Anonymous, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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Reduced frequencies during peak hours? On reading this article I share my sentiments to the unfortunate lot who depend on the AUH bus services. I've heard many of my friends commenting that the service during peak hours were reduced during Ramadan and passengers ended up sweating it out in the heat. Instead the frequency of the buses during these times should have been more. With taxi fares on a higher side the bus authorities should give it a thought to help the common man. Besides, many new bus stops which was supposedly to be fitted with air-conditioner do not have one and the authorities are well aware of this.
Anonymous, AUH, United Arab Emirates
Abu Dhabi: Buses in the capital will return to their regular schedules from the first day of Eid, a senior transport representative told Gulf News on Wednesday.
Ramadan schedules for the routes would only be followed till the end of the Islamic month, Saeed Mohammad Al Hameli, general manager for buses at the Department of Transport, said.
"This means that buses on all routes, both inter-city and suburban, will revert to their pre-Ramadan frequencies and start timings from the first day of Eid," Al Hameli said.
The Department of Transport operates 12 inter-city and 15 suburban routes in Abu Dhabi.
Peak times
During their normal timetable, buses on most inter-city routes are available every 20 minutes during peak hours, while buses on suburban routes serve stops every 30 to 60 minutes.
Since the first day of Ramadan however, all 27 bus routes have had lower frequencies of 40 minutes during peak hours, and have included an iftar break in their timetables.
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The news that timings would change at Eid was greeted with cheer by residents, Tanjeena Zaman, 17, a university student from Bangladesh, said because taxis were harder to find on Eid, the change back to pre-Ramadan timetables was very welcome.
Filipino engineer Eduardo Madrona, 49, said: "I stopped using the buses in Ramadan because I had to wait for a very long time in the heat".
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