Metro Mass Transit cuts intercity services to ease Accra rush-hour pressure

Metro Mass Transit Limited (MMT) has announced a reduction in some of its intercity services to allocate buses for intracity operations in Accra, as part of efforts to alleviate recent transport challenges in the capital.

This intervention aims to ease pressure on commuters in Accra, particularly during peak morning and evening hours. Mohammed Mubarak Watara, Head of Communications at MMT, stated that the decision followed directives from the Minister for Transport, Mr Joseph Bukari Nikpe, to support private transport operators during peak hours.

Speaking on the Citi Breakfast Show on Thursday, January 15, 2026, Mr Watara confirmed that the Minister had met with Metro Mass management and its sister company to ensure additional buses were deployed to manage rush-hour congestion.

“Indeed, I can confirm that the Minister met with Metro Mass and our sister company to make sure that we make some buses available for the rush hours,” he said.

Mr Watara acknowledged that the company was operating with a limited fleet but said adjustments had been made to maximise available resources.

“So, Metro Mass, we are able to do that even though at the moment our fleet of buses is very low. We have been able to adjust. What we did is that we have extended our working hours and, most importantly, even though we do more intracity transport, we have had to increase our routes, not to every place because of our limited fleet,” he explained.

He said Metro Mass had intensified services on key intracity routes, particularly those with high passenger demand.

“For example, on the route to Adenta, we use the EV buses. All 10 of them have been working from 4:30 a.m., and even after 8:30 p.m., our buses are still running on the routes,” he said.

Mr Watara said additional arrangements had also been made for commuters along the Kasoa corridor.

“We also have Kaneshie to Kasoa. We have created another station in our yard for Kasoa commuters. Also, we have Circle to Amasaman and Nsawam,” he added.

To sustain the intracity operations, Mr Watara said Metro Mass had scaled down some long-distance routes.

“We have reduced the number of buses that go to Kumasi and Cape Coast to make way for buses to serve the intracity commuters,” he said.