As part of its development plans to support and enhance mass transit and serve users of intercity transport buses, Sharjah Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) announced a plan to develop bus terminals and add new passenger loading points. The boundary of the Emirate of Ajman »" as a loading point for the passengers of the route of the line No. 115 heading from Sharjah to Umm Al Quwain and then Ras Al Khaimah, according to the Director of the Authority for Transport Affairs Abdul Aziz Mohammed Al-Jarwan.
Al Jarwan explained that the addition of Al Raffa station as a new loading point to the route of line No. 115 comes to facilitate passengers living in the areas near the station without the need to reach the Jubail station in Sharjah, especially as this station is a link between the emirates of Ajman and Sharjah, stressing that the Authority is keen Always meet the needs of the public by providing convenient services and available most of the time in all areas and cities of the Emirate, through the necessary adjustments and expansions in line with the growing growth in the use of transport buses between cities, and in line with the strategic plan of the Authority Providing greater and more comprehensive geographic coverage and an easy and secure mobility experience.
Al Jarwan pointed out that the rate of public transport users on the intercity buses has witnessed a noticeable increase in recent years due to the efforts of the Authority to support mass transit and provide it with new, where the number of passengers between cities between the beginning of 2019 and July reached 500 million passengers With a growth rate of 4% compared to 2018, when the number of passengers for the same period reached 4 million and 278 thousand passengers, and the lines No. 117 link between Sharjah and the capital Abu Dhabi and No. 112 link between Sharjah and the Emirate of Ajman, the highest proportion of passengers this year of the total lines operating By the Roads and Transport Authority in Sharjah Of a total of 38%.