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15 New Electric Buses to Operate in Amman in the Second Half of 2025 - Jordan News
15 New Electric Buses to Operate in Amman in the Second Half of 2025 The Greater Amman Municipality (GAM) has purchased 15 new electric buses that will begin operating in the second half of 2025 as part of the Amman Bus and Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) projects. اضافة اعلان According to Carol Haddad, the head of transport network design at GAM, the current fleet includes approximately 300 buses—175 for the BRT system and 131 for Amman Bus. Haddad noted that during the first third of 2025, around 7,208,228 passengers used the BRT system, while 3,593,044 passengers used Amman Bus services, highlighting growing demand for public transportation in the capital. GAM previously announced that the number of fare-exempt cards issued for senior citizens and persons with disabilities reached 33,390 cards as of last Friday. These cards have been used for over 9 million trips since the launch of the system—2,246,913 trips on BRT buses and 6,885,475 trips on Amman Bus. Amman's Bus Rapid Transit is the city's first high-capacity rapid public transport system. It offers a flexible, safe, and highly reliable service using large-capacity buses that run on dedicated lanes with frequencies as short as every 3 minutes. The system also includes fully integrated and modern transit stations.
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