Sharjah: The Sharjah Transport has completed the second phase of designing the new Central Transport Station which will be located in the Union Square area adjacent to King Faisal Mosque in Sharjah.
Still in its design phase, the station is estimated to cost a total of Dh15 million. The bus station which will cover 19,000 square metres will provide a range of services for public transport, said Abdullah Mohammad Al Zari, Director General of Sharjah Transport.
The station will replace the existing Central Transport Station located in the area and will connect public bus routes within the city to bus routes between Sharjah and other emirates. A Sharjah international land transport station will also be a part of the Central Transport Station facilities. No start date for construction has been determined yet.
While over 100,000 bus trips were made last year, the first quarter of 2013 has seen over 51,000 trips.
Hoping to further increase the number of passengers, Al Zari said that the central station will develop passenger services in Sharjah by providing other facilities such as ATM machines, money exchanges, postal services, and tourist agencies.
The design plans for the new central transport station project has also received an award by the International Association of Public Transport (UITP) for ‘Best Project’ in the Middle East and North Africa.
