Insurance Market (Dubai Metro)
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| Location | Dubai United Arab Emirates | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 25°06′53″N 55°11′27″E / 25.11477°N 55.19089°E | ||||||||||
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| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Station code | 33 | ||||||||||
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| Opened | October 15, 2010 May 19, 2024 | ||||||||||
| Closed | April 16, 2024 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Sharaf DG, Mashreq | ||||||||||
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Insurance Market (formerly Sharaf DG and Mashreq) is a rapid transit station on the Red Line of the Dubai Metro in Dubai, UAE.[1] It is located on Sheikh Zayed Road, serving the areas of Al Barsha and Al Sufouh.[1]
History
[edit]Until May 18, 2020, it was called Sharaf DG. Subsequently, Al Fahidi station was renamed to Sharaf DG on 24 November 2020.[2][3]
The station closed on April 16, 2024, due to bad weather conditions.
On September 5, 2024, Mashreq station was renamed to Insurance Market after the Dubai based company, InsuranceMarket.ae.[4]
Station layout
[edit]The Insurance Market station has two side platforms and two tracks.
Platform layout
[edit]| Platform | Line | Towards |
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| Platform 1 | ■Red Line (Up) | For Centrepoint |
| Platform 2 | ■Red Line (Down) | For Sobha Realty, Expo 2020 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Mashref Metro Station". Dubai Online. 21 March 2022.
- ^ Tesorero, Angel (24 November 2020). "Dubai Metro's Al Fahidi Station is now Sharaf DG Metro Station". Gulf News.
- ^ Staff Reporter (24 November 2020). "RTA renames five Dubai Metro stations; Al Fahidi station is now Sharaf DG". Khaleej Times.
- ^ Babur, Avinash (2024-09-09). "InsuranceMarket Metro Station". insurancemarket.ae. Retrieved 2024-09-20.
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