From 1 June, Dubai Metro will operate two new stations on the Route 2020 line – Dubai Investment Park (DIP) Station and Expo 2020 Station.
The opening of the two new stations comes six months after the opening of Route 2020, which launched its maiden journey on 1 January 2021 with four stations – Jebel Ali (a transfer station on the Red Line), The Gardens, The Discovery Gardens, and Al Furjan.
Mattar Mohammed Al Tayer, Director-General, Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) said: “As of 1 June, the Metro service to Expo 2020 Station will be available only to those entitled to access the site of Expo until its official public opening on 1 October. The opening of the Jumeirah Golf Estates Station will coincide with the opening of Expo.”
“The opening of the two stations on Route 2020 follows the successful completion of all tests relating to the performance efficiency and safety of the rail systems, and the test runs by the network operator to verify its readiness before the start of the public service.
“31 successful trial tests were conducted spanning the operations control centre, stations operations, rolling stock crews, engineering and maintenance teams, and emergency services. RTA also completed the training of 152 staff in preparation for Phase II of Route 2020 operation,” explained Al Tayer.
From Saturday to Wednesday, the first journey from Al Rashidiya Station to Expo 2020 Station and vice-versa will start at 05:00 am, and the last journey will start at 12:00 (midnight).
On Thursday, the first journey will start at 05:00 am and the last trip will start at 01:30 am (of the following day). On Friday, the first journey will start at 10:00 am and the last journey will start at 01:00 am (on Saturday).
The travel time between Al Rashidiya and Expo Stations will be 1 hour and 14 minutes. The service frequency will be two minutes and 38 seconds during peak time at a rate of 24 trains per hour per direction, and a capacity of 16,000 riders per hour per direction.
The travel time between Jebel Ali Station and the UAE Exchange Station will be 11 minutes and 42 seconds, with a constant service frequency of seven minutes and 30 seconds. The start of the Green Line service will be advanced to 05:00 am, and the service frequency on the line will be five minutes during peak times.
“RTA has designated 35 buses to serve Route 2020 stations to commute riders from and to the metro stations. Two bus routes will serve The Gardens Station, two routes will call at The Discovery Gardens Station and two routes will pass through Al Furjan Station, in addition to five bus routes moving through the Dubai Investment Park Station. The taxi service will be available at the operated stations,” commented Al Tayer.
One underground station and one elevated station will open this June. The underground station is the Dubai Investment Park Station. It spans 27,000 sqm in area and extends 226 m in length. It can serve 13,899 riders per hour during peak times and 250,000 riders per day.
The station has two boarding platforms, four bus stands, 20 taxi stands and two parking slots for people of determination. It also offers eight outlets of 315 sqm for commercial investment.
The elevated station is the iconic Expo 2020 Station. It is the terminal station of Route 2020 that mainly serves visitors of Expo. It has a unique plane-wing design symbolising Dubai’s future drive towards innovation.
The station spans 18,800 sqm in area and extends 119 m in length. It can serve 29,000 riders per hour during peak times and 522,000 riders per day.
The station has three boarding platforms and three routes. It is linked from the Eastern side with Expo and Expo COEX, and from the Western side with the Mall and the urban complex.
The station design serves the integration with public transit means with spaces for buses and taxis stands comprising six bus stands, 20 taxi stands and four parking slots for people of determination. It also offers nine outlets of 264 sqm for commercial investment in addition to four spaces as points of sale.
The Jumeirah Golf Estates Station, which will start operation with the opening of Expo 2020, is the biggest underground metro station in the entire Dubai Metro network.
It spans 28,700 sqm in area and extends 232 m in length. It has a capacity of 11,555 riders per hour during peak time and about 250,000 riders per day. The station has two train boarding platforms, four bus stands, 20 taxi stands and two parking slots for people of determination in addition to 14 outlets for commercial investment and an area of 466 sqm for four trading outlets.