Free Zone station

Free Zone Metro Station
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 / 25.22829; 51.57788
Owned by	Qatar Rail
Operated by	Doha Metro
Line
Platforms	1
Connections	MetroLink Bus
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Website	http://www.qr.com.qa/
History
Opened	8 May 2019 (2019-05-08)
Services
Preceding station Doha Metro Following station Oqba Ibn Nafie towards Lusail Red Line Ras Bu Fontas towards Al Wakra
Location

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 F Ring Road and Al Wakrah Road. ^[1]

History

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

Among the station's facilities are a Qatar National Bank ATM, a prayer room and restrooms. ^[1]

MetroLink Bus

There is one metrolink, which is the Doha Metro's free feeder bus network, servicing the station: ^[3]

• M140, which serves the Religious Complex in Mesaimeer.

Connections

The station is served by bus routes 10, 119, and 129.

References

1. "Plan My Journey Map". Qatar Rail. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
2. Saba Aziz (8 May 2019). "Qatar rolls out first-ever 'landmark' metro for public". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
3. "Metrolink". Qatar Rail. Retrieved 6 December 2019.