Emirates Towers (Dubai Metro)

Emirates Towers أبراج الإمارات
General information
Coordinates	25.21722°N 55.27989°E / 25.21722; 55.27989
Line(s)	Red Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	RTA Dubai  21  Al Ghubaiba Stn. - Al Quoz Ind'l Area  27  Gold Souq Stn. - The Dubai Mall  29  Al Ghubaiba Stn. - The Dubai Mall  98E  Al Satwa Stn. - Al Quoz Stn.  F11  Financial Center Stn. - Al Satwa  F28  Emirates Towers Stn. - Al Satwa
Construction
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	23
Fare zone	6
History
Opened	30 April 2010
Passengers
2011	1.135 million[1]  27.7%
Services
Preceding station Dubai Metro Following station Financial Centre towards Expo 2020 or UAE Exchange Red Line World Trade Centre towards Centrepoint

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

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.[2]

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, and the Museum of the Future, to which it is connected via a walkway. Also nearby are numerous hotels.[3]

Station layout

Like many other stations on the Red Line, Emirates Towers lies on a viaduct parallel to the east 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.

[4]==References==

1. RTA statistics 2011 RTA Retrieved 2013-05-30]
2. Dubai Metro lifts 30m passengers in its first year Emirates 24/7 Retrieved 2013-05-29
3. Train times and landmarks Archived November 1, 2013, at the Wayback Machine RTARetrieved 2013-01-25
4. "Emirates Tower Metro Station, Dubai - Hotel Near Emirates Tower". Union Metro Station.