Expo 2020 (Dubai Metro)

Expo 2020

2020 اكسبو
Metro Station
Inside the Expo 2020 metro station
Inside the Expo 2020 metro station
General information
LocationExpo 2020, Madinat Al Mataar
Dubai
United Arab Emirates
Coordinates24°57′49″N 55°08′46″E / 24.96357°N 55.14623°E / 24.96357; 55.14623
Operated byDubai Metro
Line(s)Red
Platforms2
Tracks3
Connections
  •  DS1  EXPO 2020 MS - Dubai South
  •  F55  EXPO 2020 MS - Al Maktoum Intl Airport
Other information
Station code76
Fare zone1
History
Opened1 June 2021 (2021-06-01)
Services
Preceding station Dubai Metro Following station
Terminus Red Line
Expo 2020 branch
Dubai Investment Park
towards Centrepoint
Route map
Depot
11
Centrepoint
12
Emirates
13
Airport Terminal 3
14
Airport Terminal 1
15
GGICO
16
Deira City Centre
17
Al Rigga
18
Union
 M2 
19
BurJuman
 M2 
20
ADCB
21
Max
22
World Trade Centre
23
Emirates Towers
24
Financial Centre
25
Burj Khalifa/Dubai Mall
 T2 
26
Business Bay
29
Onpassive
31
Equiti
32
Mall of the Emirates
33
Mashreq
34
Dubai Internet City
 L1 
35
Al Khail
36
Sobha Realty
 T1 
37
DMCC
38
Jabal Ali
 B1 
70
The Gardens
71
Discovery Gardens
72
Al Furjan
73
Jumeirah Golf Estates
74
Dubai Investment Park
76
Expo 2020
39
Ibn Battuta
40
Energy
41
Danube
42
UAE Exchange
Auxiliary Depot

Expo 2020 (Arabic: اكسبو 2020) is a rapid transit station on the Route 2020 branch[1] of the Red Line[2] of the Dubai Metro in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[3][4]

The metro station opened on 1 June 2021 as part of Route 2020, created to link central Dubai to the Expo 2020 exhibition site.[5] The schedule was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Arab Emirates.[6]

The travel time between Centrepoint metro station at the northern terminus of the Red Line and the Expo 2020 station is reported to be 1 hour 14 minutes with a service frequency of 2 minutes and 38 seconds during peak times (24 trains per hour in each direction), and a capacity of 16,000 passengers per hour in each direction.[7]

The station is located to the northeast of the Expo 2020 site, with direct access to the main entrance leading to the Al Wasl Plaza. It is the final station on Route 2020, although there are plans to extend the line to Al Maktoum International Airport to the south.[8] In the meantime, a bus service operates between Expo 2020 and the airport.[1]

The station will be renamed Expo City Dubai, after the planned development for the Expo site.[9]

  1. ^ a b "Dubai Metro Route 2020". Dubai Online. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Dubai Metro Red Line Map". dubaiguidemap.com. Dubai Guide Map. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Expo 2020 Metro Station". Propsearch.ae. UAE. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Expo 2020 Metro Station". Dubai Online. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Two stations on Dubai Metro Expo 2020 route to open on June 1". The National. UAE. 22 May 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  6. ^ Fletcher, Lauren (23 May 2021). "New Expo 2020 Dubai Metro station to open on June 1". What's On. UAE. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  7. ^ "Two more Route 2020 Dubai Metro stations to open on June 1". Arabian Business. 22 May 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  8. ^ Tesorero, Angel (4 January 2021). "Dubai Route 2020 to extend to Al Maktoum International Airport". Gulf News. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  9. ^ "Dubai Renames District 2020 to Expo City Dubai". D&B Properties. Retrieved 2024-09-16.