National Express is a UK based multinational company that operates transportation services in eight countries on four continents. In the UK National Express is the market leader in the UK’s largest urban bus market outside of London. Services are operated from nine garages across the West Midlands. We also run urban bus services in the cities of Coventry and Dundee and operate the largest operator of scheduled coach services in the UK. The business operates high-frequency services linking more than 650 destinations across the country as well as corporate travel requirements.
Bahrain Public Transport Company (BPTC) is a private joint venture between leading UK-based international transport providers National Express Group plc and Bahrain-based Ahmed Mansour Al Aali (AMA), on of the largest and longest-established contracting and construction groups in the Kingdom of Bahrain.
BPTC was appointed by the Ministry of Transportation and Telecommunications (MTT) under a 10-year concession agreement to operate Bahrain’s new Public Transport Network in accordance with international standards and practices. Under the supervision and regulation of the MTT, BPTC is responsible for the operation of the entire public bus network as well as the provision of the upgraded buses, related equipment, and passenger terminal infrastructure.
The Company has made substantial investments in the new network largely driven by a three-pronged approach geared towards Safety, Connectivity, and Technology. BPTC has employed a combination of internationally-acclaimed safety programs, intensive driver up-skilling schemes, a fleet of technologically advanced vehicles, to ensure the new public transport model offers the highest in safety and customer service standards – maximizing reach, connectivity, accessibility and delivering an enhanced travel experience.
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