menauitpuitptransport#MENAUITP Land Transportation Projects in the Kingdom of Bahrain Nada Deen Director, Land Transportation Projects Ministry of Transportation and Telecommunication 1

menauitpuitptransport#MENAUITP Our Vision 2 The Ministry of Transportation and Telecommunications plays an enhanced stimulation and enabling role in the development of Bahrain both economically and socially

menauitpuitptransport#MENAUITP Our Mission 3 Increase the competitiveness of the national economy and enhance the standard of living for citizens and residents by : Regulating and developing the land, air and sea transportation industries Enhancing Bahrain’s connectivity to regional and international markets, providing high quality services at competitive prices Meeting the highest standards of safety and security

menauitpuitptransport#MENAUITP Land Transport Projects 4 Bus Public Transport GCC Rail Bahrain Urban Transit 105km light rail network 25km, 17 stations first phase at preliminary design stage. 8,000-10,000 pphd initial capacity. Connections to the airport and GCC Rail station. True alternative to private car use and real solution to congestion. First Phase of the Integrated Transport Network for Bahrain. New Operator on board with new modern buses. Nationwide coverage as the main public transport alternative. Dual role in the future as the feeder for Light Rail and mainline rail services as well as providing nationwide coverage. 700 Km network length with fleet about 141 buses coming in different 3 sizes. Special facilities for families and handicap, and new CCTV system. 2100km rail route connecting all six GCC member states. Freight and passenger traffic Interoperable services. Each member state building their own section of the route. Bahrain first phase will connect Bahrain with KSA. 36% of the freight traffic and 6% of the car traffic over the causeway is expected to be shifted to rail.

menauitpuitptransport#MENAUITP New Bus Service Project 5 Network Review Service Specification Invitation to Tender Tender Submission Tender Evaluation Clarification and Negotiation Tender and Award Vehicle Procurement and staff recruitment Transitional Period (Take over from Existing Operator) Phased rollout of service Launch of the full service Feb 2015 Sept 2014 Feb 2014Aug 2013 April 2014Jan 2015 Jan 2014 Dec 2012 Aug 2012 April 2015 Aug 2015 Project Timeline:

menauitpuitptransport#MENAUITP Project Key Features 6 Bus Operations: - Bus Fleet. - Ticketing. - System. Infrastructure Development: - Bus Depot. - Terminal. - Stops.

menauitpuitptransport#MENAUITP New Bus Service Project 7 Old Network 2014 New Network 2015 Fleet No Ridership16,00051,000 Routes No.1232 Network Length (km) % Coverage of population area 35%77%

menauitpuitptransport#MENAUITP Bus Network 8 There are several type of services for each route: Airport Service (A1&A2). Express Service (X2, X3, X4, X5). Linked between the Governorate. Linked inside the governorate.

menauitpuitptransport#MENAUITP Bus Fleet 9 Mini Buses = 14Midi Buses = 88 Standard = 39 Buses The network is being operated by 3 types of vehicles: Type of Service Roads Demand To choose the Perfect size of a bus, there are some criteria followed by MTT

menauitpuitptransport#MENAUITP 10 Bus TypeCompanySeats No. Standees No. LengthWidth MiniOptare m2.5 m MidiMAN m2.3 m StandardMAN m2.5 m AirportMAN m2.5m The buses specification are: Bus Fleet

menauitpuitptransport#MENAUITP 11 New Bus Specification: Low floor. 7 CCTV for each Bus. Handicap users. Internal Display Screens for information and advertisement. Special separate seats for women and family. Luggage rack in Airport Buses. E-Ticketing. GPS. Bus Fleet

menauitpuitptransport#MENAUITP Ticketing System 12 The Operator launched the ticketing system in 3 phases: February 2015 to August 2015  Paper ticket only. August May 2016  Paper ticket + Go Card. May 2016  Go Card only.

menauitpuitptransport#MENAUITP 13 New Ticketing System in Bahrain started from 1 st August 2015: New TVMs at all the terminals. 30 retail POS around Bahrain. Smart cards are available on the buses and terminals. Ticketing System

menauitpuitptransport#MENAUITP Bus Depot 14 Development of the Bus Depot: Control room equipped with all the required systems to monitor the operations Bus washing area Fuel tank for buses. Offices and training rooms. Parking space for around 300 vehicles.

menauitpuitptransport#MENAUITP 15 Bus Depot

menauitpuitptransport#MENAUITP Bus Terminals 16 MTT developed all the terminals in Bahrain (Muharraq, Manama and Isa Town) from the beginning of the new operations in April 2015.

menauitpuitptransport#MENAUITP Bus Shelters 17 Build 400 bus shelter around Bahrain in the next 2 years, to date we have constructed more than 100 shelters.

menauitpuitptransport#MENAUITP Ridership 18 The highest daily ridership was in 4 th March 2016 with 52,000 passengers

menauitpuitptransport#MENAUITP Awards 19 Bahrain Public Buses Project received 2 awards : 1.2 nd place in the Transport Ticketing and passenger information in the category of “Best Smart Card Ticketing Service” in London (January 2016). 2.“Best National Project in Transportation” From Federation of Arab Engineers (March 2016).

menauitpuitptransport#MENAUITP Questions & Answers 20 Thank you