Free Zone station
Free Zone Metro Station | |||||||||||
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| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Intersection of Al Wakrah Road–E Ring Road Qatar | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 25°13′42″N 51°34′40″E / 25.22829°N 51.57788°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Qatar Rail | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Doha Metro | ||||||||||
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| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
| Connections | MetroLink Bus | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes  | ||||||||||
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| Website | http://www.qr.com.qa/ | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 8 May 2019 | ||||||||||
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Free Zone station of the Doha Metro's Red Line is in the Qatari capital Doha. It serves the Al Wakrah Municipality, namely Al Wakrah City, Ras Abu Fontas and Barwa Village. It is located near Airforce Interchange, which is the crossing of E Ring Road and Al Wakrah Road.[1]
History
[edit source]As part of the Doha Metro's phase 1, the station was inaugurated on 8 May 2019, along with most other Red Line stations. The Station was once previously named as "Economic Zone" before changing the name to "Free Zone" on July 2020.[2]
Station details
[edit source]Among the station's facilities are a Qatar National Bank ATM, a prayer room and restrooms.[1]
MetroLink Bus
[edit source]There are three metrolinks, which is the Doha Metro's free feeder bus network, servicing the station:[3]
- M140, which serves the Religious Complex in Mesaimeer.
- M141, which serves the Barwa Village.
- M142, which serves Al Thumama (Zone 50).
Connections
[edit source]The station is served by bus routes 10, 119, and 129.
References
[edit source]- 1 2 "Plan My Journey Map". Qatar Rail. Archived from the original on 13 September 2025. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
- ↑ Saba Aziz (8 May 2019). "Qatar rolls out first-ever 'landmark' metro for public". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
- ↑ "Metrolink". Qatar Rail. Archived from the original on 4 December 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2019.