Saudi Gazette report

RIYADH — The Royal Fee for Riyadh Metropolis (RCRC) introduced on Thursday the launch of the fourth section of Riyadh Bus service, which comes inside the King Abdulaziz Public Transport Challenge.

The King Abdulaziz Public Transport Challenge in Riyadh goals to reinforce the general public transport companies within the Saudi capital by making use of the very best worldwide technical and technological requirements and enhance the city surroundings.

For the reason that launch of the mission in March 2023, greater than 6.31 million passengers have been transported in about 631,000 journeys.

With the launch of the 4th section, the entire variety of Riyadh Bus routes reached 40, served by 614 buses, masking greater than 1,632 totally different stations and stopping factors, and masking 70% of the entire transport community, which is 1,900 km lengthy.

The mission will proceed to launch the remaining phases with the purpose of totally working the Riyadh Bus community earlier than the top of 2023.

The fourth section consists of the addition of seven new routes. Route 932 will begin from Al-Rabi’ neighborhood with a cease at Al-Yasmeen Station, and Route 933 will begin from Al-Nuzha neighborhood with a cease at Al-Taawun Station.

Route 942 will begin from Al-Khaleej District, stopping at Al-Rawda Station, Route 944 will begin from Al-Andalus Station to Al-Khaleej Station, and Route 945 will begin from Al-Khaleej District to Al-Nahda Station.

As for the opposite two routes, Route 947 will begin from Al-Shuhadaa Station to Al-Munsiyah Station, and Route 948 will begin from the Yarmouk neighborhood, stopping at Al-Yarmouk Station.

The purpose of including these routes is to develop the bus service community, enhance the general public transportation expertise for the residents and residents, and contribute in decreasing the site visitors congestion. It should additionally enhance the effectivity and suppleness of transporting passengers in Riyadh with consolation and security.

The service is supported by way of the Riyadh Bus software, which offers plenty of totally different companies equivalent to planning the journeys, monitoring the journeys by way of the interactive map.

The app additionally offers the function of permitting individuals to buy the tickets. As for the mission’s platform on the next hyperlink: www.riyadhbus.sa, it offers a set of companies for passengers to allow them understanding the bus routes, and the mechanisms of buying the tickets.

To pay the bus fare with ease, the fee has allotted the Darb Card service, which will be bought at ticket merchandising machines at Riyadh Bus stations or ticket gross sales workplaces.

There are a number of choices for buying tickets, with totally different costs and validity: the ticket worth for two hours is SR4, 3-day ticket is SR20:7-day ticket is SR40: 30-day ticket is SR140.