New Bus Route 105 for Miracle Garden visitors

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New Bus Route 105 for Miracle Garden visitors

Dubai - It offers service from Sunday to Thursday from 2pm to 8pm, and Friday and Saturday from 12 noon to 10pm.

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Published: Fri 8 Jan 2016, 11:00 PM

Last updated: Sun 10 Jan 2016, 7:15 AM

The Roads and Transport Authoprity's (RTA) Public Transport Agency launched an express public bus route named Route 105 on Dec 17, 2015.
The new service is aimed to serve tourists and boost the public transport network in keeping with the growing demand for mass transit means in general and public buses in particular.
Adel Mohammed Shakri, Director of Business Development, RTA's Public Transport Agency said: "The new service, which is named Route 105, starts from the Mall of the Emirates Station on the Shaikh Zayed Road to the Miracle Garden on the Shaikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road, and back to the starting point in the same way. The bus does not stop anywhere on the way.
"The service has become very popular amongst regulars, tourists, and visitors descending on Dubai from everywhere," he said.
"The main objective of launching this Route is to bring happiness to all community segments, be it citizens, expatriates, tourists or visitors from all over the globe.
"Route 105 offers service from Sunday to Thursday from 2pm to 8pm, and Friday and Saturday the bus will ply from 12 noon to 10pm. The headway (service interval) is 20 minutes from Sunday to Thursday, and 15 minutes on Friday and Saturday."
"Since its launch, this route has served about 14,000 riders and charges a fare of Dh5.
"RTA is keen on broadening and improving the public bus network in order to enhance integration with other mass transit means."
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