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Parent | Integrated Transport Centre |
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Commenced operation | 2008 |
Service area | Abu Dhabi City, Al Ain City, Western Region |
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The Abu Dhabi Public Bus Service is a Public transport bus service operating in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates. It is operated by AdMobility (Previously Integrated Transport Centre) a child of Abu Dhabi Department of Municipalities and Transport.
The service serves the cities of Abu Dhabi, Al Ain and the western region. The service was introduced by the emirate of Abu Dhabi in 2008 with four routes, which charged Zero-fare until 2009. [1]
The transportation services in Abu Dhabi are operated by MAN Lion's City, MAN Lion's Regio, Mercedes-Benz Citaro (Second Generation in Abu Dhabi city, First generation in Al Ain), Car-bus Spica Urban and Volvo B11R chassis buses with the body built by Carrocera Castrosua. [2]
As of September 2024: [3]
The detailed maps for these routes are available online. [4] As of 2021, all buses services can be tracked live on Google Maps. [5]
Routes that start with A (such as A1) terminate at the Zayed International Airport. [6]
Routes that start with B (such as B45) are routes which only serve the suburbs of Shakhbout City, Al Shawamekh, Al Wathba and Baniyas.
Routes that start with F (such as F1) are routes which serve the suburb of Al Falah.
Routes that start with K (such as K2) are routes which only serve the suburb of Khalifa City.
Routes that start with L (such as L41) are express lines of existing routes.
Routes that start with M (such as M2) are routes which only serve the suburbs of MBZ City and Mussafah.
Routes that start with N (such as N43) only operate at night.
Routes that start with Q (such as Q3) are routes which only serve Rabdan.
Routes that start with an X (such as X5) are express lines which are not of existing routes.
In October 2023, Txai & The Government of Abu Dhabi had collaborated to operate a tram-like electric articulated bus in Yas, Saadiyat & Reem Islands. Although this is done with the Abu Dhabi Government, Txai operates the Autonomous Rapid Transit as it is under "The Smart Mobility Project" aimed to improve transport within the emirate. [7]
Source: [8]
The current fare system in Abu Dhabi uses a contactless card for the fare collection system called Hafilat Card that launched on May 15, 2015. [9] [10] [11] All buses use the Hafilat Card and charge a flat fare of AED 2 within Abu Dhabi City limits while trips to suburbs cost an additional 5 fils per kilometre.
There are many types of Hafilat Cards such as :
Temporary use Hafilat Cards are Hafilat cards which are only valid for a maximum of 14 days (2 weeks). The cards can be recharged up to AED 150 and they can be used to travel on Local Bus Services and Regional Bus Services.
If the user wishes to only travel on Local Bus Services. The user may purchase a weekly pass which costs AED 30 per week with no additional charges.
The cards can be obtained at Ticket Office Machines (TOMs) in the emirate.
Personal and Permanent use Hafilat Cards are Hafilat cards which are valid up to 5 years. The cards can be recharged up to AED 150 and they can be used to travel on Local Bus Services and Regional Bus Services.
Personal use Cards cannot be obtained from Ticket Office Machines (TOMs) and must be instead issued at ticket offices in bus stations after bringing the required identification documents.
Permanent use Cards can be obtained at Ticket Office Machines (TOMs) without the need for identification documents.
Special Needs and Senior Citizen Hafilat Cards offer the user a free annual pass which can be used on Local Bus Services and Regional Bus Services.
They can be obtained at ticket offices in bus stations in the emirate after bringing the required identification documents.
Student Hafilat Cards are cards which contain an AED 500 annual pass which can be used to travel on Local Bus Services and Regional Bus Services.
They can be obtained at ticket offices in bus stations in the emirate after bringing the required identification documents.
Recharge machines are machines which are used to recharge Hafilat Cards.
There are two types of recharge machines which are in use in the emirate.
Ticket Office Machines (shortened as TOM) are machines which can be used to issue Permanent Use Hafilat Cards and Temporary Use Hafilat Cards. The machines can also be used to recharge and add bus passes to issued Hafilat Cards.
Payment at TOMs can be made using banknotes and coins and change can be retrieved from the machine if present.
TOMs are located inside all bus stations in the emirate as well as shopping centres, airports and select bus stops.
Swift Recharge Machines (shortened as SRM) are machines which can only be used to recharge issued Hafilat Cards.
Payment at SRMs can only be made using select banknotes and change cannot be retrieved from the machine if present.
SRMs are located inside all air-conditioned bus shelters, bus stations and in select shopping centres.
Boarding and alighting are only permitted at designated bus stops, which are located throughout the emirate. The bus stops are located relatively close to each other. Most bus stops are equipped with air conditioned spaces. [12]
As with most buses in the UAE, the front rows of seats (2 rows of 4 facing sideways) are priority seating for ladies. Males occupying those seats are required to give up their seats in the event of a lady standing.
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