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Financial Centre station opened on 9 September 2009 as part of the initial stretch of the Red Line, with trains running between Rashidiya and Nakheel Harbour and Tower. [5] Other stations on the Red Line opened progressively over 2010 and 2011. From 6 March 2023 to 12 March 2023, the station hosted the Dubai Metro Music Festival. [6]
The Dubai International Financial Centre has three hotels, the Ritz-Carlton, the Waldorf Astoria, Four Seasons. [citation needed] It is also home to several art galleries, [19] [20] and over 100 cafes and restaurants. [21] [22] There is a variety of retail shops and convenience stores, along with business services outlets. [23]
As part of the Expo 2020 development in Dubai, an extension of the Red Line named Route 2020 [7] announced in December 2015 and originally due to be completed mid-2019. The extension project created a new section of the line from Jabal Ali to the Expo 2020 site, near Al Maktoum International Airport.
Dubai Metro has a total length of 89.6 kilometres (56 mi) and 55 stations, 35 on the Red Line and 15 on the Green Line. [4] From 2009 to 2016, Dubai Metro was the world's longest driverless metro network with a route length of 75 kilometres (47 mi), as recognized by Guinness World Records in 2012. [5]
Sharaf DG station was renamed from Al Fahidi on 24 November 2020. [3] [4] Mashreq station was formerly called Sharaf DG until 18 May 2020.[5]Sharaf DG station opened along with the initial stretch of the Green Line on 9 September 2011, with trains running from Creek to Etisalat. [6]
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]
Train on the Red Line south of the metro station. Burj Khalifa/Dubai Mall station is located on the southern side of the interchange between Sheikh Zayed Road, Financial Centre Road and Al Safa St. Directly to the east is the large Downtown Dubai development, containing the Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world, and the Dubai Mall, after which the station is named.
Emirates (Arabic: طيران الإمارات) is a rapid transit station on the Red Line [2] of the Dubai Metro in Dubai, UAE. [3] It is located very close to Dubai International Airport . The station is connected to the entrance of the Emirates Group headquarters, hence the name.