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