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"Dubai Roads and Transport Authority" announces its plan for transporting Expo 2020 visitors throughout the UAE. August 21,2021

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Al Tayer: Enhancing mass transportation to be the preferred choice for the exhibition's visitors 
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The Roads and Transport Authority announced its plan for transporting Expo 2020 visitors, from the various emirates of the country, including determination of nine sites distributed in the emirates of Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Fujairah, Ajman and Ras Al Khaimah, and the allocation of 70 buses, which shall run 193 trips per day on weekdays, rising to 213 trips per day on Thursday and Friday.
Mattar Mohammed Al Tayer, Director-General and Chairman of the Board of Directors, confirms the authority's keenness to facilitate the visitors transportation process from different emirates to the Expo 2020 site, and vice versa, and that public transportation shall be the preferred option for transporting the exhibition visitors.
He stated: As part of its comprehensive operational plan for the movement of visitors of Expo 2020, the Roads and Transport Authority provided an integrated public transport buses fleet, which are characterized by their compliance with the European specifications for low carbon emissions "Euro 6", the first fleet of its kind in the Middle East and North Africa, based on its keenness to preserve the environment and rationalizing the energy, which contributes to reducing the carbon footprint of the bus, the presence of a low entrance in the buses has been provided to facilitate the movement of thedisabled persons, and providing the best services for users of the public transportation, through the distinguished interior finishes and vast seats, and providing the special seats for children, Wi-Fi service, and a USB access for charging mobile phones and providing them with smart systems.
Abu Dhabi and Al Ain
The Director-General, Chairman of the Board of Directors, clarified that the transport plan of Expo 2020 visitors from different emirates includes the allocation of four sites in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, the first site is the Abu Dhabi International Airport Station, providing 10 buses, which shall be run 31 trips per day in both directions on the days from Saturday to Wednesday, and 33 trips per day in both directions on Thursdays and Fridays, and the second site is Abu Dhabi Main Bus Station, provideing 10 buses, shall be run 26 trips per day in both directions on the days from Saturday to Wednesday, and 29 trips per day in both directions on Thursday and Friday, and the third site is the Marina Mall Station, providing 10 buses, which shall be run 27 trips per day in both directions from Saturday to Wednesday, and 28 trips per day in both directions on Thursday and Friday, and the fourth station is Al Ain Bus Station, and the authority has allocated 9 buses for such station, which shall run 22 trips per day in both directions on the days from Saturday to Wednesday, and 25 trips per day in both directions on Thursday and Friday, and the tracking time between the bus trips in all four locations is 20 minutes.
Sharjah
He added: The authority determined two sites for transporting the visitors from the Emirate of Sharjah, the first site is Jubail Bus Station, and 10 buses have been allocated for it, 29 trips shall be run per day in both directions on the days from Saturday to Wednesday, and 33 trips per day in both directions on Thursday and Friday, and the tracking time shall be 20 minutes, the second site is Muwailih Station, and 10 buses have been allocated for it. 32 trips shall be run per day in both directions from Saturday to Wednesday, and 37 trips per day in both directions on Thursday and Friday, and tracking time shall be 15 minutes.
Ras Al-Khaimah and Ajman
The authority determined two bus stations in Ras Al Khaimah and Ajman for transporting the visitors from the two Emirates, as seven buses are been allocated from Ras Al Khaimah passing to Ajman, and 17 trips shall be run per day in both directions on the days from Saturday to Wednesday, and 18 trips per day in both directions on Thursday and Friday, and the tracking time shall be 60 minutes.
Fujairah
The authority has allocated four buses for transporting the visitors from the Emirate of Fujairah, specifically from the bus station near to Fujairah City Center, and nine trips shall be run per day in both directions on the days from Saturday to Wednesday, and 10 trips per day in both directions on Thursday and Friday, and the tracking time shall be two-hours.