Red Line (Doha Metro)

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Red Line
File:DohaMetroRedLine2019.jpg
Overview
Other name(s)Coastal Line
Native nameالخط الأحمر
Service
Rolling stockMitsubishi Corporation and Kinki Sharyo
Technical
Line length40 km (25 mi)
CharacterUnderground,Elevated,At-Grade
Route map

The Red Line is a rapid transit line of the Doha Metro. It runs north-south through Doha and its southern terminus of Al Wakrah and its northern terminus of Lusail, with a spur serving Hamad International Airport.[1] It is the first line of the system, with the first segment opened on 8 May 2019.[2]

Operation

At first, the line was only open from 8am to 11pm Sunday-Thursday.[3] Later, it also added weekend hours - 2pm-11pm Friday and 6am-11pm Saturday, and changed the timings from 6am-11pm during weekdays.[4]

Stations

Italics denote a station that has not opened yet.

Station name Transfers Opening date
English Arabic
Lusail لوسيل Lusail LRT 10 December 2019[5]
Qatar University جامعة قطر
Legtaifiya لقطيفية Lusail LRT 2020[6]
Katara كتارا 10 December 2019[5]
Al Qassar القصار 8 May 2019
DECC مركز المعارض
West Bay الخليج الغربي
Corniche الكورنيش
Al Bidda البدع
Msheireb مشيرب
Al Doha Al Jadeda الدوحة الجديدة
Umm Ghawailina أم غويلينة
Al Matar Al Qadeem الدوحة الجديدة
Oqba Ibn Nafie عقبة بن نافع
Hamad International Airport T1 مطار حمد الدولي مبنى 1 10 December 2019[5]
Free Zone المنطقة الحرة MetroLink Bus 8 May 2019
Ras Bu Fontas راس بو فنطاس MetroLink Bus
Al Wakra الوكرة MetroLink Bus

References

  1. ^ "Network Information". www.qr.com.qa. Retrieved 2019-11-07.
  2. ^ "Qatar rolls out first-ever 'landmark' metro for public". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
  3. ^ "Quick guide to Doha Metro". Time Out Doha. 2 June 2019. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
  4. ^ "Weekend openings". www.qr.com.qa. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
  5. ^ a b c Joey Aguilar (10 December 2019). "Doha Metro launches Green Line, adds four Red Line stations". The Gulf Times. Retrieved 2019-12-10.
  6. ^ "Our full network has launched!". www.qr.com.qa. Retrieved 2019-12-11.