Al Ghubaiba ( ar, الغبيبة, ) is a

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station on the Green Line of the

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, UAE. The station opened as part of the Green Line on 9 September 2011.

Location

The station is located in

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, traditionally the historic centre of Dubai. It is near the junction of 51 Road & Al Ghubaiba Road, with a number of entrances/exits. It is close to Al Ghubaiba Bus Station (which has intercity services including to

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and

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) and City Centre

, as well as

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. It is also close to several bus services.

Station layout

Al Ghubaiba Metro Station has 2

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s and two tracks on each of its 2 floors.

Platform layout

References

External links

* Railway stations in the United Arab Emirates opened in 2011 Dubai Metro stations {{Asia-metro-stub