Free Zone Metro Station | |||||||||||
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General information | |||||||||||
Location | Intersection of Al Wakrah Road–F Ring Road Qatar | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 25°13′42″N51°34′40″E / 25.22829°N 51.57788°E | ||||||||||
Owned by | Qatar Rail | ||||||||||
Operated by | Doha Metro | ||||||||||
Line(s) | |||||||||||
Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
Connections | MetroLink Bus | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Website | http://www.qr.com.qa/ | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 8 May 2019 | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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Free Zone station is a station of the Doha Metro's Red Line. 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 F Ring Road and Al Wakrah Road. [1]
As part of the metro's Phase 1, the station was inaugurated on 8 May 2019, along with most other Red Line stations. [2]
Among the station's facilities are a Qatar National Bank ATM, a prayer room and restrooms. [1]
There is one metrolink, which is the Doha Metro's free feeder bus network, servicing the station: [3]
The station is served by bus routes 10, 119, and 129.
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