Muscat: Mwasalat has announced that it will launch the Ruwi-Khoula Hospital-Mina Al-Fahal route from this Friday, June 1, 2018.
The public transport service provider said in a statement: "The new line will serve the most important health facilities in Muscat including Al Nahdha Hospital, Khoula Hospital and PDO."
The route will also serve a number of vital areas, starting from Ruwi Bus Station to Ruwi Roundabout, Hamriya Roundabout, Al Nahdha Hospital, Wadi Adei Roundabout, Al Wuttayah, Maydan Al Fath, Khawla Hospital and PDO.
Buses will ply the route every 30 minutes from 6:00 am on weekdays and public holidays. Commuters travelling from Mabella on Line 1 can get off at Al Wuttayah bust stop, cross the pedestrian bridge and then take bus on Line 14 if they wish to go to Khoula hospital or PDO.
Those coming from Al Amerat on Line 5 can get down at Al Nahdha Hospital bus stop, cross the street via the pedestrian underpass and then go to Khoula Hospital or PDO.