Dubai's Roads and Transport Authority strengthens marine transport services

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Dubai's Roads and Transport Authority strengthens marine transport services. Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority is strengthening accessibility to marine transport for residents and tourists. See more at: http://gulfnews.com/gntv

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00:00The Roads and Transport Authority, or RTA, continues to look for innovative ways to provide

00:15transport to Dubai's residents and tourists.

00:18The aim has always been to encourage more people to ride public transport.

00:23The RTA's scope also covers marine transport such as Abra, the Water Bus, the Water Taxi

00:28and Dubai Ferry.

00:30The RTA says it is trying to make various key locations such as tourist hotspots more

00:35accessible through public transport, including marine transportation.

00:39It's available in different parts of Dubai, in Dubai Creek, it's available in Jumeirah

00:46Beach.

00:47Integration and connectivity are the main goals of RTA's urban and transport planning,

00:51making it easier to transfer between different transport modes such as the Dubai Metro, Dubai

00:56Tram, buses and water vehicles.

00:59The marine transport is integrated with different modes of transport.

01:03Let's take an example, Al Ghubaib Bus Station, which is here, it's integrated with, and this

01:09station is integrated with Dubai Metro and Dubai Bus at the same station.

01:13Last year, Dubai's marine transport hubs served more than 30 million passengers, making them

01:19a critical component in the overall transport strategy of the Emirate.

01:23So they can use the NOL card, the smart card, the RTA smart card, which can use it in all

01:28different modes of transport and the Water Bus is one of them.

01:33They can move from one place to another place.

01:35Aside from the regular marine transport stations, RTA also operates special services in waterways

01:41located near the Burj Khalifa and in Global Village.

01:45The new hub is coming for Dubai and it will increase the ridership for the marine transportation

01:52and it's a new kind of hub.

01:54With milestones the RTA has achieved, it's putting Dubai on track towards offering a

01:59truly world-class integrated transport network.

02:02Irish Eden Belyeza for Gulf News.

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