Free Zone station

Free Zone Metro Station
General information
LocationIntersection of Al Wakrah Road–F Ring Road
Qatar
Coordinates25°13′42″N 51°34′40″E / 25.22829°N 51.57788°E / 25.22829; 51.57788
Owned byQatar Rail
Operated byDoha Metro
Line(s)
Platforms1
ConnectionsMetroLink Bus
Construction
Structure typeElevated
AccessibleYes Disabled access
Other information
Websitehttp://www.qr.com.qa/
History
Opened8 May 2019 (2019-05-08)
Services
Preceding station Doha Metro Following station
Oqba Ibn Nafie
towards Lusail
 Red Line Ras Bu Fontas
towards Al Wakra

Free Zone station is a station of the Doha Metro's Red Line. It serves the Al Wakrah Municipality, namely Al Wakrah City, Ras Abu Fontas and Barwa Village. It is located near Airforce Interchange, which is the crossing of F Ring Road and Al Wakrah Road.[1]

History

As part of the metro's Phase 1, the station was inaugurated on 8 May 2019, along with most other Red Line stations.[2]

Station details

Among the station's facilities are a Qatar National Bank ATM, a prayer room and restrooms.[1]

There is one metrolink, which is the Doha Metro's free feeder bus network, servicing the station:[3]

  • M140, which serves the Religious Complex in Mesaimeer.

Connections

The station is served by bus routes 10, 119, and 129.

References

  1. ^ a b "Plan My Journey Map". Qatar Rail. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  2. ^ Saba Aziz (8 May 2019). "Qatar rolls out first-ever 'landmark' metro for public". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Metrolink". Qatar Rail. Retrieved 6 December 2019.