Dubai: “The Gulf”
Pursuant to the orders of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, God bless us to provide a sustainable and flexible mass transit system that helps facilitate the movement of residents. and visitors, improving the quality of life, increasing Dubai’s global competitiveness as an attractive center for world-class events and achieving the Dubai City Plan 2040, following in the footsteps of Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince, Sheikh Sheikh Bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum . The Deputy Prime Minister of Dubai and the Minister of Defense, the Road and Transport Authority has awarded a contract for the purchase of 636 buses of various sizes at a cost of 1.1 billion dirhams, which meet European specifications, “Euro 6”, including 40 electric buses, which are the largest and first in the country, and buses 2024 and they will be supplied in 2025.
- Favorite choice of transportation
Mattar Al Tayer, CEO and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Roads and Transport Authority, said: The purchase of new buses is part of the integrated strategic plan developed by the Authority to improve the public transport system. In accordance with international best practices, the Emirate of Dubai provides the best services to public transport users and keeps pace with the continuous growth of public transport buses, and the Authority wants to prioritize public transport for population transport, increasing the percentage of public transport and shared transport trips to 25% by 2030, with high quality and offering alternatives to public transport with comprehensive geographical coverage and achieving integration between mass transport.
Al Tayer stressed that the technical specifications of the new buses support the UAE’s efforts to achieve climate neutrality by 2050, and also support Dubai’s D33 Economic Agenda, which aims to improve Dubai’s position as one of the world’s largest urban economies. As part of the Roads and Transport Authority’s strategy (zero public transport Dubai 2050), which aims to convert all buses, taxis and limousines to zero emissions, it seeks to convert 100% of public transport buses to electric. hydrogen buses by 2050.
He added: The contract includes the purchase of (40) electric buses, of the (Zhongtong) type, with Gulf specifications that have been tried and tested in the region, and 450 buses to serve the city, including (400) buses. (MAN) type and (Zhongtong) type (50) buses with high safety, luxury and quality specifications, with an environment-friendly Euro 6 engine, and is classified in the second category of the United Nations vehicle. classification (Class II), which gives the flexibility to purchase (76) double-decker (VOLVO) and (70) articulated buses for operating buses on city lines and long highways (Intercity). buses, type (Isuzu Anadolu) to serve densely populated urban areas, and to serve new areas, to provide greater coverage to the geographic area of Dubai and to increase the traffic rate.
- Innovative technologies
The General Manager and Chairman of the Board of Directors explained: “Most buses will be equipped with a Raqib system (Driver Behavior Monitoring System) to track and improve driver behavior using innovative technologies to improve safety standards on buses, and an electronic Rasid system (Automated Passenger Counting) to track the actual number of passengers compared to the automated payment system for registration, with the aim of reducing fare fraud, as well as an electronic system for identifying the driver inside the bus (Driver Identity). Authentication) and linking to the operating system The buses will be equipped with comfortable seats, high safety standards and seat belts that can be adapted to all age groups, and will be the image of Dubai’s modernity in the area.’
- Fuel consumption protocol
For his part, Ahmed Hashem Bahrozyan, the executive director of the Public Transport Corporation, said: When purchasing new buses, consideration has been given to providing them with the latest international specifications, in order to comply with the European specifications on carbon emissions as well. A low entrance to facilitate the movement of boarding and alighting (crucial person), and providing special places for bicycles, Wi-Fi service, charging places for mobile phones and equipping buses with smart systems. The best services for public transport users, through distinctive interior finishes and spacious seats. Bahrozian added: “The authority has taken the lead at the level of the Gulf Cooperation Council countries by developing a special protocol for analyzing the fuel consumption standard (UAE Fuel Consumption Protocol) to compare the fuel consumption between different types of buses as a criterion to be qualified suppliers. “Bus financial and to improve the principles of environmental sustainability and ensure operational efficiency”, including the ability to manufacture, supply and maintain buses according to accepted international standards.