Four Metro Stations for Dubai Marina
The print addition of the Gulf News today included a wrap-around press release for the Dubai Metro announcing Eid Mubarak, the traditional greeting for post-Ramadan celebrations.
All graphic images compiled from the Dubai Metro website.
The notice featured smart diagrams of what the future transport will look like. Of even more value was a detailed graphic (almost too detailed to read in fact) of the route and stations of the Red and Green lines.
The good news for Dubai Marina residents is that four stations will be built within relative proximity. Starting from near the Greens and moving toward Ibn Battuta Mall, the stations will be called, Nakheel, Jumeirah Lake Towers, Marina and Jumeirah Islands. Although, presumably all four stations will lie on the Jumeirah Lake Towers side of Sheikh Zayed Road, opposite Dubai Marina, they will offer reasonable proximity to residents of different parts of the Marina.
Nakheel station will be roughly in front of the golf course, not far from the new Interchange 5 and roughly opposite the American University. This will put it within about 10 minutes walk of the edge of the Upper Marina, or tallest block area of the Marina.
Further along will be the Jumeirah Lake Towers station. As one heads from Dubai toward Jebel Ali, this station will be just beyond the Phase One Dubai Marina developpment, within 8-10 minutes of the Upper Marina area as well.
Continuing in the same direction, the Marina station will be just beyond the center of Dubai Marina and in the vicinity of the Marina Mall.
Finally, going beyond the far end of the Marina will be the Jumeirah Islands station. It will be at least a 10-15 minute walk from that edge of the Marina.
Most Marina residents, at least on the SZR side of the Marina, will probably have a 5-15 minute walk to the nearest station. Those on the Jumeirah Beach Residences side will probably have to add another 5 minutes or so depending on their proximity to the bridges which cross the Marina.
10 or 15 minutes in the hot desert sun could be quite a hike, and no DM residents will have the convenience of a station just outside their tower's entrance. But perhaps in conjunction with moving walkways or shuttle services of some sort, using the Metro and other public transport should offer a substantial degree of convenience.
And what sort of time frame are we talking? Direct from the RTA site:
Not the 8th of September or the 10th, but the ninth. That ought to be quite a bash!
Postscript
Image of station with highway crossing. All Dubai Marina access stations will need to have crossings over or below SZR.
Go to DM Blog latest posts, Dubai Marina Communities or MAG 218 Community homepage.
All graphic images compiled from the Dubai Metro website.
The notice featured smart diagrams of what the future transport will look like. Of even more value was a detailed graphic (almost too detailed to read in fact) of the route and stations of the Red and Green lines.
The good news for Dubai Marina residents is that four stations will be built within relative proximity. Starting from near the Greens and moving toward Ibn Battuta Mall, the stations will be called, Nakheel, Jumeirah Lake Towers, Marina and Jumeirah Islands. Although, presumably all four stations will lie on the Jumeirah Lake Towers side of Sheikh Zayed Road, opposite Dubai Marina, they will offer reasonable proximity to residents of different parts of the Marina.
Nakheel station will be roughly in front of the golf course, not far from the new Interchange 5 and roughly opposite the American University. This will put it within about 10 minutes walk of the edge of the Upper Marina, or tallest block area of the Marina.
Further along will be the Jumeirah Lake Towers station. As one heads from Dubai toward Jebel Ali, this station will be just beyond the Phase One Dubai Marina developpment, within 8-10 minutes of the Upper Marina area as well.
Continuing in the same direction, the Marina station will be just beyond the center of Dubai Marina and in the vicinity of the Marina Mall.
Finally, going beyond the far end of the Marina will be the Jumeirah Islands station. It will be at least a 10-15 minute walk from that edge of the Marina.
Most Marina residents, at least on the SZR side of the Marina, will probably have a 5-15 minute walk to the nearest station. Those on the Jumeirah Beach Residences side will probably have to add another 5 minutes or so depending on their proximity to the bridges which cross the Marina.
10 or 15 minutes in the hot desert sun could be quite a hike, and no DM residents will have the convenience of a station just outside their tower's entrance. But perhaps in conjunction with moving walkways or shuttle services of some sort, using the Metro and other public transport should offer a substantial degree of convenience.
And what sort of time frame are we talking? Direct from the RTA site:
Red Line Phase 1, is planned to be completed and to start generating revenue by 09/09/2009.
Not the 8th of September or the 10th, but the ninth. That ought to be quite a bash!
Postscript
Image of station with highway crossing. All Dubai Marina access stations will need to have crossings over or below SZR.
Go to DM Blog latest posts, Dubai Marina Communities or MAG 218 Community homepage.
posted by B.D. at
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
4 Comments:
Do you know the exact location of the metro stations in the Marina area?
By
Anonymous, at 26 November, 2006 10:48
There was a map distributed with the newspaper ad referred to in the post, in October, which shows markers for the stations along with other geographic markers, making it possible to discern almost exact locations. HOWEVER, the map is in very small print, making it difficult to see well without a magnifying glass--and there's no way to know whether the station markers are not just approximations. (I will scan the map when I have a chance and post it here.)
One more caveat, when driving along SZR one can see the pillars being erected for the tracks and other construction works which seem to indicate station areas different from those on the map.
By
B.D., at 26 November, 2006 17:19
When will the Marina/JLT metro stops be open, now that the metro has already opened?
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Anonymous, at 23 October, 2009 13:01
Best
and nice blog Good post Thanks
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