{"version":"1","article":{"id":"madinah-bus-network-16-route-schedule-update-2026","slug":"madinah-bus-network-16-route-schedule-update-2026","language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/madinah-bus-network-16-route-schedule-update-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/madinah-bus-network-16-route-schedule-update-2026?lang=en","title":"Madinah bus network increases service on 16 routes","summary":"Madinah Buses revised schedules across 16 routes to reduce waits; services connect neighborhoods with the high-speed rail station, the Prophet’s Mosque and the airport.","category":"business","region":"world","topics":["travel"],"published_at":"2026-10-22T05:34:35+03:00","modified_at":"2026-10-22T05:34:35+03:00","publication_basis":"publication-record","event_period":"2026-10-21","event_period_basis":"event-or-reference-period","sources":[{"name":"Saudi Press Agency","url":"https://www.spa.gov.sa/en/w2706477","publishedAt":"2026-10-21","checkedAt":"2026-10-22"}],"translations":[{"language":"tr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/tr/news/madinah-bus-network-16-route-schedule-update-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/madinah-bus-network-16-route-schedule-update-2026?lang=tr"},{"language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/madinah-bus-network-16-route-schedule-update-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/madinah-bus-network-16-route-schedule-update-2026?lang=en"},{"language":"ar","url":"https://haberpaper.com/ar/news/madinah-bus-network-16-route-schedule-update-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/madinah-bus-network-16-route-schedule-update-2026?lang=ar"},{"language":"fr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/fr/news/madinah-bus-network-16-route-schedule-update-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/madinah-bus-network-16-route-schedule-update-2026?lang=fr"},{"language":"es","url":"https://haberpaper.com/es/news/madinah-bus-network-16-route-schedule-update-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/madinah-bus-network-16-route-schedule-update-2026?lang=es"}],"data_types":[],"relationships":{"entities":[{"id":"madinah-buses","type":"organization","name":"Madinah Buses","name_language":"en","collection_url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/entity/organization:madinah-buses","evidence":{"source_url":"https://www.spa.gov.sa/en/w2706477","text":"Madinah Buses, operated by the Madinah Region Development Authority, updated schedules and increased daily trips on selected routes on 21 October.","language":"en"}},{"id":"madinah-region-development-authority","type":"organization","name":"Madinah Region Development Authority","name_language":"en","collection_url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/entity/organization:madinah-region-development-authority","evidence":{"source_url":"https://www.spa.gov.sa/en/w2706477","text":"Madinah Buses, operated by the Madinah Region Development Authority, updated schedules and increased daily trips on selected routes on 21 October.","language":"en"}}],"event":null,"contextual_links":[],"timeline":[{"id":"madinah-bus-network-16-route-schedule-update-2026","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/madinah-bus-network-16-route-schedule-update-2026","language":"en","title":"Madinah bus network increases service on 16 routes","event_period":"2026-10-21","event_period_basis":"event","published_at":"2026-10-22T05:34:35+03:00","relationship_basis":"entity"}]},"data":null,"data_compilations":[],"data_downloads":[],"content":{"paragraphs":["Madinah Buses, operated by the Madinah Region Development Authority, updated schedules and increased daily trips on selected routes on 21 October. Saudi Press Agency said the changes cover 16 routes linking neighborhoods with the Haramain High-Speed Railway Station, the Prophet’s Mosque, the airport and service areas.","The authority said the changes are intended to reduce waiting times and encourage public transport use. Trip intervals vary by route, and the source directs passengers to route-specific schedules for hours and intervals. It reports no overall ridership total or capacity increase."],"key_points":[],"sections":[]},"text":"Madinah Buses revised schedules across 16 routes to reduce waits; services connect neighborhoods with the high-speed rail station, the Prophet’s Mosque and the airport.\n\nMadinah Buses, operated by the Madinah Region Development Authority, updated schedules and increased daily trips on selected routes on 21 October. Saudi Press Agency said the changes cover 16 routes linking neighborhoods with the Haramain High-Speed Railway Station, the Prophet’s Mosque, the airport and service areas.\n\nThe authority said the changes are intended to reduce waiting times and encourage public transport use. Trip intervals vary by route, and the source directs passengers to route-specific schedules for hours and intervals. It reports no overall ridership total or capacity increase.","corrections":[],"editorial_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"business","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/business-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic industrial workshop with machinery, a warehouse and a crane.","language":"en"},"section_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"business","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/business-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic industrial workshop with machinery, a warehouse and a crane.","language":"en"}}}