Katara metro station محطة مترو كتارا | |||||||||||
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| Location | Katara, Doha Qatar | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 25°12′51″N51°18′42″E / 25.2143°N 51.3118°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Qatar Rail | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Doha Metro | ||||||||||
| Line(s) |  | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes  | ||||||||||
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| Website | qr.com.qa/ | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 10 December 2019 | ||||||||||
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Katara station is a station in Qatar on Doha Metro's Red Line and serves the nearby Katara Cultural Village. [1]
The station was opened to the public on 10 December 2019 along with three other Red Line stations, over six months after the opening of the line's first 13 stations. [2]
Facilities in the station include a prayer room and restrooms. [1]
There are currently no metrolink lines that serve the station.
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