The Jebel Ali Station in Dubai opened on time today following a successful inspection visit by the Executive Director or RTA.
He explored the terminal station on the Red Line of the Dubai Metro and met with employees.
The opening of Jebel Ali Metro Station brings the number of stations opened to 27.
The RTA reported that, “The Jebel Ali Station is characterised as the only metro station built at the ground level and measures 132 meters in length and 29 meters in width and has a total capacity to handle about 11,000 passengers per hour per direction.
“The Jebel Ali Station mainly serves Jebel Ali area and in particular the Jebel Ali Free Zone (Jafza) North and South as well as Jebel Ali Port.
“As Jebel Ali Station is located at the terminal point of the Red Line, the track of trains in operation is extended by 9 km to reach 53 km. RTA will operate 24 trains in the morning peak hours and 29 trains in the evening peak hours at an interval between services (headway) ranging from 6 to 8 minutes in the morning peak period, and from 5 to 6 minutes in the evening peak period,” said Al Tayer.
