Sharjah to operate direct bus trips to Oman from Feb.27

Gulf Today, Staff Reporter

The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) in Sharjah has signed an agreement with the Governorate of Muscat in the Sultanate of Oman represented by the Omani National Transport Company (Mwasalat) to operate passenger transportation trips via buses daily between Muscat Governorate and the Emirate of Sharjah.

The agreement was signed by Eng Yousef Bin Khamis Al Othmani, Chairman of Sharjah Roads and Transport Authority, and Badr Bin Mohammed Al Nadabi, CEO of Mwasalat, in the presence of officials from both sides at the Authority’s headquarters in Sharjah

The new service aims to expand and strengthen the international bus transport network between the Sultanate of Oman and the United Arab Emirates, enhance tourism movement between the two brotherly countries, and provide the greatest possible amount of comfort, time, and transportation options for travelers.

Eng. Yousef Khamis Al Othmani stated that the agreement comes within the framework of enhancing cooperation between the two sides to serve the logistics sector. It also aligns with SRTA’s strategy to enhance mass transport by launching new services that provide safe and sustainable means of transport, which would encourage customers to use the mass transport means provided by the SRTA as part of its comprehensive development plan, he added.

He explained that through the agreement, SRTA will operate trips within a safe system of mass passenger transport daily from Al Jubail Bus station in the Emirate of Sharjah to Al Athiba station in Muscat and vice versa.

Badr Bin Mohammed Al Nadabi, CEO of Mwasalat, said, “The signing of the agreement is the culmination of joint efforts to strengthen the international transport network between the Sultanate of Oman and the United Arab Emirates, as it will contribute to strengthening and enhancing cooperation in vital fields such as transport and tourism between the two brotherly countries.”

The public transport company, Mwasalat, will start its Sharjah operations on February 27. The bus will operate via Shinas with fares starting from RO10 (one-way) and RO29 (return). The baggage allowance will be 7kg (hand carry) and 23 kg (check-in).

The first bus will start at 6.30 am from Azaiba Bus station to reach Al Jubail bus station in Sharjah at 3.40 pm.

The second bus will start at 4 pm from Azaiba to reach Al Jubail bus station in Sharjah at 1.10 am.

Through the timings from Sharjah, the first bus will start at 6.30 am from Al Jubail bus station to reach Azaiba Bus station at 2.30 pm. The second bus will start at 4 pm from Al Jubail bus station to reach Azaiba Bus station at 11.50 pm.