Yesterday, Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC) carried out a trial run of the mini bus services in Male’. The trial run was conducted with the participation of service stakeholders during the early hours of yesterday.
MTCC stated that the purpose of the trial run was to check the feasibility of the RTL mini bus service before it commences. In this regard, the company stated that through this trial run, stakeholders were physically able to experience the bus routes and suggest feedback to further improve customer experience before the services are officially launched to the public.
The trial run was carried out with the support of Male’ City Council and Maldives Police Service. The RTL network features bus services as part of its aim to ease transport at affordable prices. The buses used in the network are quite spacious and are air-conditioned to create a pleasant ambience for all passengers. Special arrangements are made to cater for the needs of disabled people making the buses accessible as well.
The Raajje Transport Link (RTL) is a government vision to connect all islands in the Maldives via land and sea by delivering quality bus and ferry services. MTCC is the implementing company for this project and strives to accomplish this vision as soon as possible paving way for an integrated transport network in the nation.