"Land Transport" Expands Public Transport Services and Supports Transportation Fees for 414 Students

The Council approved the terms and conditions for granting licenses and permits to provide passenger transport services to underserved areas for the year 2026, based on the geospatial study prepared by the Authority, which allows directing transport services towards priority areas according to actual need indicators.

In the context of supporting students' access to universities, the Council approved the support of public transport fees for about 414 students from the children of the southern Aghwar studying at Mu'tah, Al-Hussein Bin Talal, and Tafila Technical Universities, with an estimated annual cost of about 156 thousand dinars.

The program includes three public transport lines and five vehicles, with the buses covered by the smart transport system, ensuring the monitoring of operation and verifying the arrival of support to eligible students and achieving the social and developmental goals of the program.

The Council also approved the renewal of the operation contract for the North Complex-Queen Alia International Airport line for a period of ten years, provided that six new buses from the 2025 model and above are operated, equipped to serve people with disabilities, with the current buses being withdrawn from service according to the approved procedures.

In Ajloun Governorate, the Council decided to add Al-Balqa Applied University, Ajloun Branch, to the Irbid-Anjara line route and enhance the line with four medium buses. It also approved the conversion of one bus line to serve the Ajloun-Princess Haya Military Hospital route, alongside enhancing the Kufeir-Jerash line with a medium bus.

In the context of enhancing university transport services, the Council approved the launch of a service for Yarmouk University students through Jet Company, starting from the company's offices in the Seventh Circle area to the new university buildings, using three buses.

In Mafraq and Tafila governorates, the Council approved the licensing of a medium bus to serve areas within the Northern Badia District, and the licensing of a bus to operate on the Hisa-Qatraneh line, in addition to a number of measures aimed at reorganizing the Mafraq, Um Al-Na'am Al-Gharbiya, and Manshiyat Bani Hasan lines.

The Council also decided to unify the Zarqa-Al-Kamsha and Zarqa-Al-Maidan lines into one line named "Zarqa-Al-Kamsha and its suburbs", modifying its route and fare to suit the distance covered, alongside organizing the service of vehicles operating between Al-Musharafa, Prince Hashem Housing, and the rapid bus station at Pepsi Bridge.

In the southern Shuna, the Council approved the reorganization of the Shuna Al-Janoubi-Al-Karamah line, unifying its route to serve the southern Shuna hospital, the government departments complex, the new Shuna, and the surrounding areas, with the establishment of a company to organize the line's work according to the provisions of the passenger transport regulation law.

On the international transport front, the Council approved the operation of 18 buses on the Jordan-Syria line, enhancing the Amman-Syria line with five new buses, and linking the buses to electronic tracking systems. It also approved the extension of the operational contract for Al-Nashamy International Transport Company for three years, provided that tracking devices are installed on all buses.

In the field of transport facilities development, the Council approved a draft agreement with the Vocational Training Institution to manufacture and implement metal canopies for passenger loading and unloading stops on public transport routes in various regions of the Kingdom.

The decisions also included enhancing the fleet of the Queen Alia International Airport taxi office with twenty new small cars belonging to the Economic and Social Institution for Retired Military and Veterans, and granting preliminary approvals for 22 applications to operate luxury car offices and companies, in accordance with the applicable instructions and legislation.

The decisions emphasized the need to link the expansion of services with fleet modernization, the installation of tracking and smart transport systems, and the signing of clear operational contracts, enhancing oversight of service levels and improving the efficiency of the public transport system in the Kingdom.