Red Line (Doha Metro)

The Red Line is a rapid transit line of the Doha Metro. It runs north-south through Doha and its southern terminus of Al Wakrah and its northern terminus of Lusail, with a spur serving Hamad International Airport.[1] It is the first line of the system, with the first segment opened on 8 May 2019.[2]

Red Line
 M1 
Overview
Other name(s)Coastal Line
Native nameالخط الأحمر
StatusOperating
Owner Government of Qatar
LocaleDoha, Qatar
TerminiLusail
Hamad International Airport T1
Al Wakra
Stations18
Service
TypeRapid transit
SystemDoha Metro
Services
Operator(s) Qatar Rail
Rolling stockMitsubishi Corporation and Kinki Sharyo
History
Opened8 May 2019 (2019-05-08)
Technical
Line length40 km (25 mi)
CharacterUnderground, Elevated, At-Grade
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Electrification750 V DC
Route map

 Lusail
Qatar University
Al Khor Coastal Rd
Legtaifiya
Katara
 Al Qassar
 DECC
 West Bay
 Corniche
 M2  to Al Riffa
 Al Bidda
 M2 
 Msheireb
 M2   M3 
 M3 
 M2  to Al Mansoura
 Al Doha Al Jadeda
 Umm Ghawailina
 Al Matar Al Qadeem
 Oqba Ibn Nafie
 Hamad Intl Airport T1
F Ring Rd
 Free Zone
Al Wakra Rd
Doha Metro Depot
 Ras Bu Fontas
 Al Wakra

Operation

At first, the line was only open from 8am to 11pm Sunday-Thursday.[3] Later, it also added weekend hours - 2pm-11pm Friday and 6am-11pm Saturday, and changed the timings from 6am-11pm during weekdays.[4]

Stations

Italics denote a station that has not opened yet.

Station name Transfers Opening date
EnglishArabic
Lusailلوسيل Lusail LRT 10 December 2019[5]
Qatar Universityجامعة قطر
Legtaifiyaلقطيفية Lusail LRT 2 September 2020[6]
Kataraكتارا 10 December 2019[5]
Al Qassarالقصار 8 May 2019
DECCمركز المعارض
West Bayالخليج الغربي
Cornicheالكورنيش
Al Biddaالبدع  M2 
Msheirebمشيرب  M2  M3 
Al Doha Al Jadedaالدوحة الجديدة
Umm Ghawailinaأم غويلينة
Al Matar Al Qadeemالدوحة الجديدة
Oqba Ibn Nafieعقبة بن نافع
Hamad International Airport T1مطار حمد الدولي مبنى 1 10 December 2019[5]
Free Zoneالمنطقة الحرة MetroLink Bus 8 May 2019
Ras Bu Fontasراس بو فنطاس MetroLink Bus
Al Wakraالوكرة MetroLink Bus

References
  1. "Network Information". www.qr.com.qa. Retrieved 2019-11-07.
  2. "Qatar rolls out first-ever 'landmark' metro for public". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
  3. "Quick guide to Doha Metro". Time Out Doha. 2 June 2019. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
  4. "Weekend openings". www.qr.com.qa. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
  5. Joey Aguilar (10 December 2019). "Doha Metro launches Green Line, adds four Red Line stations". The Gulf Times. Retrieved 2019-12-10.
  6. "Our full network has launched!". www.qr.com.qa. Retrieved 2019-12-11.
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