The Dubai Media Office released some pictures of the new stations on the Route 2020 Metro line on Monday (12th October). The stations were completed as part of the extension of the Red Line of the Dubai Metro to service Expo 2020 which was originally going to open this year. Obviously with the pandemic this had to be delayed and the Expo itself is now happening in 2021.
We don’t yet have details of when the new stations will open but it is great to be able to see inside the stations and see how fantastic they look. In line with the modern and forward thinking design of previous projects, these stations are a credit to the designers. Take a look at the images below:
Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) is offering investment opportunities for renting retail outlets at the metro stations of Route 2020, namely Jebel Ali, The Gardens, Discovery Gardens, Al Furjan, Jumeirah Golf Estates, Dubai Investment Park and Expo 2020 stations.
The new stations are set to carry a large number of passengers and Route 2020 includes the biggest station in the entire Dubai Metro network vis-à-vis the Jumeirah Golf Estates Station. It has an area of 27,000 square metres, extends 226 metres in length, and can handle up to 250,000 riders per day.
Abdul Mohsen Ibrahim Younes, CEO of Rail Agency, RTA stated:
“Route 2020 can handle 46,000 riders per hour in both directions (23,000 riders per direction per hour). According to RTA’s studies, the number of Route 2020 is projected to be used by 125,000 riders per day in 2021 and shoot to about 275,000 riders per day by 2030. Studies also revealed that Expo Station is expected to witness 35,000 visitors per day during weekdays, and 47,000 visitors per day during weekends. This number accounts for about 29% of the total expected daily visitors of Expo,” he continued.
We are expecting to hear about when the new stations will open soon and will notify readers as soon as we have that information.
