Department of Transport, Abu Dhabi, today announced that the Ojra passes for the month of April have gone on sale in ten locations across the emirate of Abu Dhabi.
The monthly and daily passes can be purchased at Ojra kiosks at the following locations: Marina Mall, City Air Terminal, Hamed Centre –Electra Street, Al Wahda Mall, Mushrif Co-Op, Al Meena, Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange – Hamdan Street, Abu Dhabi Mall, Madinat Zayed Mall and Airport Road near New Etisalat Building.
The new Ojra passes now come in improved plastic material, in order to make them durable and capable of enduring hot and humid weather conditions. Earlier, the cards were issued in paper-type material.
DoT has also introduced a new visual – an image of Emirates Palace Hotel – for the April Ojra passes. The image will change every month, in order to differentiate the cards.
Further, the April Ojra passes are produced in a new colour – amber—as part of DoT’s plan to have a distinct colour for each month of the year, for easier differentiation. The March passes were maroon in colour and carried the picture of a young Emirati girl.
Mr. Saeed Al Hameli, General Manager – Bus Office, DoT, praised the public for welcoming the Ojra fare structure, and said DoT will make extra efforts to ensure that Ojra passes are accessible to all through more locations across the emirate.
“We have received encouraging feedback from bus commuters, ever since the bus public bus travel became a paid service from February 15, 2009,” said Al Hameli. “We are pleased to introduce the new-look plastic Ojra cards that are sturdy, and will be able to withstand rough use and adverse weather conditions.”
Department of Transport, Abu Dhabi, has created an affordable fare structure for bus transport. The monthly pass costs Dh. 40 for unlimited travel, and the day pass can be bought for only Dh. 3. A single journey ticket costs Dh. 1.
