Tariffs for maritime transport fares in the Dubai Water Canal route decreased from 15 dirhams for the journey between one station and another inside the path to only 2 dirhams, i.e. with a decrease value of 86.6%, after Dubai Roads and Transport Authority conducted a review of the transportation fees in the channel that was opened In November of the year 2016.
The General Manager and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Roads and Transport Authority, Matar Al Tayer, had previously announced to “Emirates Today,” the authority’s intention to work during the year 2019 to review the fees for maritime transport used in the Dubai Water Canal, as part of a comprehensive development plan for lines And shipping services.
During the past two years, the authority has set out a comprehensive development plan for the maritime transport system that is implemented according to 3 phases, and includes adding a number of lines in different regions, and changing the destination of some other lines. To all of the water bus.
The Authority attributed the reason for the relatively high price of transport tariffs in the channel, from the customers' point of view, to the lack of large numbers of passengers on the Dubai Water Canal line, due to the lack of completion of installations and projects on both sides of the channel during the first years of its establishment, and because of the lack of awareness of the lines At that time, the number of passengers has now changed with the completion of projects for shops, restaurants and hotels for residents and tourists along the canal.
The Authority currently operates two shipping routes within the Dubai Water Canal, the first to move by water bus, with prices starting from 2 dirhams per trip, and the track consists of 5 stations including Al Jaddaf Station, Dubai District Design Station, Waterfront Station and Sheikh Zayed Road Station , And down to the Dubai Water Canal station. The flights operate every day of the week according to 4 times starting at 12:15 pm, 5:45 pm, starting from Al Jaddaf station towards Dubai Water Canal, and flights going at 3 pm and 8:30 pm from Dubai Water station towards Al Jaddaf station.
As for the second track, it is carried by transit and at the same prices, but only between 3 stations, including the waterfront station, Marassi station and Sheikh Zayed Road station, starting from 8 am until 9:30, and with a time of interchange depends on the number of passengers, which is determined according to demand On the service.
During the current year, sea transportation will be increased to become two water buses on the first track line, and 3 crossings on the second track line, in order to reduce the time of distillation and meet the needs of service users on the mentioned lines.
It is noteworthy that the authority launched a marine line last June through Al-Firi, in a pilot frame during Thursday and Friday only, with the aim of exploring tourist attractions and raising the rates of demand for water tourism, so that it starts from Sheikh Zayed Road Maritime Transport Station, passing through Burj Khalifa, Dubai Festival City, and Khor. Dubai, the old market, the Seef District, the Spice Market, all the way to La Mer Beach in Jumeirah, ending with the starting point at Sheikh Zayed Road Marine Transportation Station. The passenger tariff in the said line is set at 50 dirhams for the silver class and 75 dirhams for the gold class.