Emirates Towers (Arabic: ) is a rapid transit station on the Red Line of the

Dubai Metro The Dubai Metro is a rapid transit rail network in the city of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It is currently operated by the French company Keolis. The Red Line and Green Line are operational, with a major 15 km (9.3 mi) extension to the Red L ...

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History

Emirates Towers station opened on 30 April 2010 along with five other stations along the already-operating Red Line and a westward extension to Ibn Battuta, also a new station.Dubai Metro lifts 30m passengers in its first year
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Location

Located southwest of the historic centre of Dubai, Emirates Towers station lies between

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and many of the city's larger new developments. To the east are the

Emirates Towers The Emirates Towers ( ar, أبراج الإمارات) is a building complex in Dubai that contains the Emirates Office Tower and Jumeirah Emirates Towers Hotel, which are connected by a two-story retail complex known as "The Boulevard". The ...

, 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.Train times and landmarks
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Station layout

Like many other stations on the Red Line, Emirates Towers lies on a viaduct parallel to the east side of Sheikh Zayed Road. It is classified as a type 1 station, indicating a setup with a ground-level concourse and two elevated side platforms with two tracks.

References

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