Emirates Towers (Dubai Metro)

Emirates Towers
أبراج الإمارات
Line(s)
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 2
Construction
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Station code 23
Fare zone 6
History
Opened 30 April 2010
Traffic
Passengers (2011) 1.135 million[1]Increase 27.7%
Services
Preceding station   Dubai Metro   Following station
toward UAE Exchange
Red Line
World Trade Centre
toward Rashidiya

Emirates Towers (Arabic: أبراج الإمارات) is a rapid transit station on the Red Line of the Dubai Metro in Dubai.

Location

Located southwest of the historic centre of Dubai, Emirates Towers station lies between Bur Dubai and many of the city's larger new developments. To the east are the Emirates Towers, after which the station is named. Also nearby are numerous hotels.[2]

History

Emirates Towers station opened on 30 April 2010 along with five other stations along the already-operating Red Line and a westward extension to Ibn Battuta, also a new station.[3]

Station layout

Like many other stations on the Red Line, emirates Towers lies on a viaduct paralleling the eastern side of Sheikh Zayed Road. It is classified as a type 1 station, indicating a setup with a ground-level concourse and two elevated side platforms with two tracks.

References

  1. RTA statistics 2011 RTA Retrieved 2013-05-30]
  2. Train times and landmarks RTARetrieved 2013-01-25
  3. Dubai Metro lifts 30m passengers in its first year Emirates 24/7 Retrieved 2013-05-29
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