The Amman-Zarqa Bus Rapid Transit () is a project to address the transportation issues within and between two of the biggest
Jordan
Jordan, officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, is a country in the Southern Levant region of West Asia. Jordan is bordered by Syria to the north, Iraq to the east, Saudi Arabia to the south, and Israel and the occupied Palestinian ter ...
ian cities, the capital
Amman
Amman ( , ; , ) is the capital and the largest city of Jordan, and the country's economic, political, and cultural center. With a population of four million as of 2021, Amman is Jordan's primate city and is the largest city in the Levant ...
and the nearby industrial city of
Zarqa
Zarqa () is the capital of Zarqa Governorate in Jordan. Its name means "the blue (city)". It had a population of 635,160 inhabitants in 2015, and is the second most populous city in Jordan after Amman.
History
Although the area has been inhab ...
. The project cost around 153 million dinars and began operations on 15 May 2024.
On December 2024, Route 104 was added to connect Sweileh BRT Terminal to Zarqa BRT Terminal directly without needing to stop for another bus at Sports City Circle.
See also
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Amman Bus
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Amman Bus Rapid Transit
Amman Bus Rapid Transit () is a bus rapid transit transportation system in Amman, Jordan.
Construction work on the BRT system started in 2010, but was halted soon after amid feasibility concerns. Resuming in 2015, the BRT system's routes were g ...
References
Amman
Zarqa
Road transport in Jordan
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