City Centre Deira (Dubai Metro)

City Centre Deira

سيتي سنتر ديرة
City Centre Deira; سيتي سنتر ديرة
Metro Station
	The station in 2011
General information
Location	City Centre Deira; Deira, Dubai; UAE
Coordinates	25°15′17″N 55°19′49″E / 25.2547°N 55.3304°E
Operated by	Dubai Metro
Line(s)	Red Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	RTA Dubai 22 Dubai Court / Deira C. C Stn. - Al Nahda 1; 27 Gold Souq Stn - The Dubai Mall; 33 Al Ghubaiba Stn - Al Qusais Stn; 53 Gold Souq Stn - Int'l City; 88 Deira C.C. Stn. - Dubai Internet City Stn.; C10 Hamriya Port - Mercato Mall; C15 Hamriya Port - Deira C.C. Stn.; E307 Deira C.C. Stn. - Al Jubail Stn. (Sharjah); X28 LuLu Village - AGORA Mall;
Construction
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	16
Fare zone	5
History
Opened	September 9, 2009
Closed	April 17, 2024
Previous names	Al Garhoud
Passengers
2011	5.592 million 65.9%
Services

City Centre Deira (Arabic: سيتي سنتر ديرة; planned as Al Garhoud) is a rapid transit station on the Red Line of the Dubai Metro in Dubai, UAE.

History

City Centre Deira station opened on 9 September 2009 as part of the initial stretch of the Dubai Metro, with trains running from Rashidiya to Nakheel Harbour and Tower to City Centre Deira and seven other intermediate stations.^[2] In 2011, City Centre Deira was the second-busiest Metro station, handling almost 5.592 million passengers.^[1]

On June 14, 2022, this station was renamed from "Deira City Centre" to "City Centre Deira".

On April 17, 2024, the station closed because it was flooded and all passengers were stranded outside of the station.

Location

As its name suggests, City Centre Deira is at the heart of Deira, slightly to the historic centre of Dubai. Nearby are the City Centre Deira, after which the station is named, as well as the Dubai Clock Tower and a number of hotels.^[3]

Platform layout

Platform	Line	Destination
Platform 1	■Red Line (Up)	For Airport Terminal 1, Airport Terminal 3, Rashidiya
Platform 2	■Red Line (Down)	For Union, DAMAC Properties, UAE Exchange, Expo 2020

References

^ ^a ^b RTA statistics selection RTA Retrieved 2013-01-29
^ "Dubai Metro opens today". New Civil Engineer. UK. 9 September 2009. Retrieved 2012-12-31.
^ Train times and landmarks Archived November 1, 2013, at the Wayback Machine RTA Retrieved 2012-12-31

[ridership-1] RTA statistics selection RTA Retrieved 2013-01-29

[open-2] "Dubai Metro opens today". New Civil Engineer. UK. 9 September 2009. Retrieved 2012-12-31.

[nearby-3] Train times and landmarks Archived November 1, 2013, at the Wayback Machine RTA Retrieved 2012-12-31

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