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No need to wait in line for taxis at City Centre
Deira City Centre is encouraging shoppers to take a free shuttle bus home rather than wait in line for taxis.
- By Emmanuelle Landais, Staff Reporter
- Published: 23:46 August 13, 2008
Dubai: Deira City Centre is encouraging shoppers to take a free shuttle bus home rather than wait in line for taxis.
The shuttle service from the centre covers a number of neighbourhoods in Deira and Bur Dubai, which means there is no need to waste time in the taxi queue.
Shoppers at Deira City Centre often have to wait up to an hour or more for taxis.
There are six shuttle buses, travelling past the Deira Clock Tower, Taj Palace Hotel, Rigga Road, Lotus Hotel, Twin Towers, Nasr Square and as far as Bank Street in Bur Dubai and also Karama. The service runs every day from 3pm to midnight, leaving at half-hour intervals.
Alternative
According to the shopping centre management 50,000 people have been using the service every month.
It was introduced last year but with taxi queues not abating management has decided to remind shoppers of the alternative.
"We introduced the complimentary bus service for residents in 2007 to make their commute from the centre as easy and comfortable as possible.
"Not only does our service prove beneficial to customers but also to the environment. In its own small way, our buses are helping reduce congestion on Dubai's roads and saving some precious fuel as well," said Fuad Al Najjar, Vice-President, Deira City Centre.
Mall visitors who would like to use the service should head to the air-conditioned shuttle bus terminal at the west end of the centre.
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