Jabal Ali (Dubai Metro)

Jabal Ali جبل علي
Metro Station
Coordinates	25°03′29″N 55°07′38″E / 25.05801°N 55.12729°E / 25.05801; 55.12729Coordinates: 25°03′29″N 55°07′38″E / 25.05801°N 55.12729°E / 25.05801; 55.12729
Line(s)	Red Line
Platforms	2 side platforms on the Red Line; 2 side platforms on the Branch Line
Tracks	2 on the Red Line 2 on Route 2020
Construction
Parking	Station car park to the southeast
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	38
Fare zone	2
History
Opened	September 9, 2009 (2009-09-09) (Red Line) June 1, 2021 (2021-06-01) ()
Closed	January 5, 2018 (2018-01-05)
Rebuilt	January 6, 2018 (2018-01-06) to April 19, 2019 (2019-04-19)
Previous names	Nakheel Harbour & Tower
Services
Preceding station   Dubai Metro   Following station Ibn Battuta toward Expo 2020 Route 2020 Line Terminus The Gardens toward UAE Exchange Red Line DMCC toward Rashidiya
hide Route map Legend Depot 11 Centrepoint 12 Emirates 13 Airport Terminal 3 14 Airport Terminal 1 15 GGICO 16 Deira City Centre 17 Al Rigga 18 Union  M2  Dubai Creek 19 BurJuman  M2  20 ADCB 21 Max 22 World Trade Centre 23 Emirates Towers 24 Financial Centre 25 Burj Khalifa/Dubai Mall  T2  26 Business Bay 29 Al Safa 31 Umm Al Sheif 32 Mall of the Emirates 33 Mashreq 34 Dubai Internet City  L1  35 Al Khail 36 Sobha Realty  T1  37 DMCC 38 Jabal Ali  B1  70 The Gardens 71 Discovery Gardens 72 Al Furjan 73 Jumeirah Golf Estates 74 Dubai Investment Park 76 Expo 2020 This diagram: view talk Legend 38 Jabal Ali  M1  39 Ibn Battuta 40 Energy 41 Danube 42 UAE Exchange Depot This diagram: view talk

Jabal Ali (Arabic: جبل علي‎; formerly Nakheel Harbour & Tower) is a rapid transit station on the Red Line of the Dubai Metro in Dubai, UAE.

The station is one of three stations on the system with a dedicated park and ride lot, the others being Rashidiya and Etisalat.^[1]

Until May 2020, the station was named Nakheel Harbour & Tower. The station was closed as it was being reconstructed to allow the platform and track layout to accommodate the Expo 2020 extension. The station reopened in January 1, 2021.^[1]

Location[]

Jabal Ali station is in the southwestern section of Dubai, bordering the built-up developments of Jumeirah Lake Towers and the Dubai Marina. Specifically, it lies to the north of exit 29 on Sheikh Zayed Road.

Nearby development[]

Unlike most metro stations, there is no development near Jabal Ali. Its former namesake, Nakheel Harbour and Tower, was a planned large-scale development of around 270 hectares (1 sq mi) that would have comprised Nakheel Tower, which would have been the tallest skyscraper in the world, as well as the world's largest inner-city marina. Due to the financial crisis of 2007-2008 and subsequent recession, the project never saw construction.^[2]

History[]

The station opened under the name of "Nakheel Harbour and Tower" as one of the original stations of the Dubai Metro, beginning service on 9 September 2009.^[3] At the time, it acted as the western terminus of the Red Line; an extension westward to the Ibn Battuta Mall opened on 30 April 2010, making Nakheel Harbour and Tower a through station.^[4]

The track layout east of Jabal Ali station was modified to create a new "Route 2020" branch to Expo 2020 and two additional platforms to the southeast which are used to serve the new route.^{[citation needed]} The branch connects to the Red Line just to the northeast of the station. The extension was partially opened on 1 January 2021, with trains running a shuttle service between Jabal Ali and Al Furjan.^[5] The line was extended to Expo 2020 on 1 June 2021. The route is expected to have 275,000 users each day by 2030.^[6]

Station layout[]

As with many stations on the Red Line, Jabal Ali lies on a viaduct paralleling the eastern side of Sheikh Zayed Road. It is a type 1 elevated station with two side platforms and two tracks on the Red Line. It also connects to the Route 2020 branch line. Passengers access the station through a concourse at ground level.

Platform layout[]

See also[]

• Nakheel Harbour and Tower

References[]