Saudi Arabia has launched electric bus services in Madinah in an effort to further facilitate services to visitors of the Prophet’s Mosque and residents of the region.
Prince Faisal bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Governor of Madinah region and Chairman of Al Madinah Region Development Authority (MDA), inaugurated the service – one of the modern models of eco-friendly modes of public transportation – on Wednesday.
The electric bus enabled to travel a distance of 250 kilometers on a single charge via a dedicated track, will link the 38-kilometer stretch between Prince Mohammed bin Abdulaziz International Airport and the Prophet’s Mosque.
The new electric bus service is scheduled to provide more than 16 trips daily over 18 hours.
The electric bus features an advanced air conditioning system, display screens showing the trip’s details, and dedicated seats to serve people with special needs.
Madinah region’s new electric bus is one of the Saudi Transport General Authority (TGA)’s projects being implemented in partnership with MDA and the region’s municipality. It is an extension of the experiments that the TGA is working on to apply to activate modern technologies of eco-friendly modes of transportation.
The new electric service, expected to join the Madinah bus fleet soon, will operate through four main routes, linking the north of the city with its south, as well as the east and west of the town, passing by the Prophet’s Mosque.
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