Sharjah - New Taxis

Sharjah all set to launch 53 new taxis
By Sunita Menon, Staff ReporterPublished: July 28, 2008, 16:44 (Gulf News Report)
Dubai: A fleet of 53 new orange-and-blue coloured public taxis will roll out from Sharjah taxi stand at 6pm on Monday. This is the first batch of a total of 800 taxis that will be launched in the emirate by the Sharjah Public Transport Corporation (SPTC). The new public taxis will be metered and fares will start from Dh2:50 during day time while it will set at Dh3 after 10pm. SPTC is also responsible for operating four franchise taxi companies that ply more than 4,000 taxis, which include Advantage Taxi, Union Taxi, City Taxi and Emirates Taxi. "All our taxi drivers are trained. As of now there are no female taxi drivers in the city, but there a few female taxi drivers from the Sharjah airport," said a SPTC official. The new service is expected to fill in the high demand of taxis in the emirate.
For complaints and suggestions, passengers can call: 700067000, said the official.
(Courtesy - Gulf News)