Roads and Transport Authority (Sharjah) explained

Roads & Transport Authority - Sharjah
Native Name A:هيئة الطرق والمواصلات الشارقة
Jurisdiction:Emirate of Sharjah
Headquarters:Al Azra, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Chief1 Name:Abdelaziz Mohamed Aljarwan
Chief1 Position:Director of Transport Affairs
Chief2 Name:Eng. Sulaiman Abdelrahman Al Hajri
Chief2 Position:Director of the Authority for Road Affairs
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The Sharjah Roads and Transport Authority (Arabic: هيئة الطرق والمواصلات الشارقة), commonly known as SRTA, is the sole major independent government roads & transportation authority in the Emirate of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. It was founded in 2014 to keep pace with development and rapid growth within the emirate.

History

In February 2024, SRTA and Oman National Transport Company – Mwasalat signed an agreement to launch an international route (the second one in the country) from Sharjah to Muscat via the Khatmat Malaha border post. [1]

Services

SRTA offers many services which are similar to its counterpart in Dubai such as:

City Bus Routes

As of 2024, the current routes are: [2]

Route Terminus Terminus
1 Rolla Terminal Sahara Centre
3 Rolla Terminal Safari Mall
7 Sahara Mall via Sharjah Aquarium Rolla Terminal
8 Rolla Terminal Sahara Mall
9 Rolla Terminal Sahara Mall
14 Al Sharq Terminal Sharjah Airport
15 Rolla Terminal Sharjah Airport
77 Muwailah Terminal Al Saja'a Terminal
88 Rolla Terminal Al Saja'a Terminal
99 Jubail Terminal Sharjah Airport

Express and Internal Routes

Express routes usually end with an "X" in it (Example: 14X), while internal routes usually have letters before the number (Example: E1), the routes are:

Route Terminus Terminus
14X Rolla Terminal Muwailah
88X Rolla Terminal Al Saja'a Terminal
E1Al Jubail TerminalSharjah Aquarium
F1Al Saja’a Big Bazaar Noor Al Saja’a Supermarket
F2Al Sajaa Big Bazaar Al Sajaa Tasheel Centre
F7Rolla Terminal Al Jubail Terminal

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: New bus service connects Sharjah and Oman . 2024-05-09 . Dubai Eye 103.8 . en.
  2. Web site: 2021-09-09 . Public Transport in Sharjah: Routes, Timings & More dubizzle . 2024-04-20 . UAE’s leading autos blog dubizzle Cars . en-US.