Union (Dubai Metro)

Union اتحاد
Metro Station
Internal view at the station
General information
Location	Union Square Al Rigga  Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Coordinates	25°15′58″N 55°18′50″E / 25.26611°N 55.31389°E / 25.26611; 55.31389
Operated by	Dubai Metro
Line(s)	Green Line   Red Line
Platforms	4 side platforms
Tracks	4
Connections	RTA Dubai  5  Union - Abu Hail  11A  Gold Souq Stn. - Al Awir  27  Gold Souq Stn. - The Dubai Mall  53  Gold Souq Stn. - Int'l City  64A  Gold Souq Stn. - Ras Al Khor, Samari Res.  91A  Gold Souq Stn. - Jebel Ali Stn  103  Union Stn. - Global Village  C1  Airport Term. 3 - Al Satwa Stn  C4  Gold Souq Stn. - Jaddaf  C5  Gold Souq Stn. - Al Ghubaiba Stn  C9  Al Satwa Stn. -  C28  Gold Souq Stn. - Mamzar Beach Pk.  E303  Union Stn. - Al Jubail Stn. (Sharjah)  E400  Union Stn. - Ajman  E700  Union Stn. - Fujairah  X2  Union Stn - Satwa Stn  X94  Gold Souq Stn. - Dubai Investment Pk. 1 Ras Al Khaimah Transport Authority  DXB1  Al Hamra Bus Stn. - Union MS
Construction
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	20 (Green Line) 18 (Red Line)
Fare zone	5
History
Opened	9 September 2009 (2009-09-09)
Services
Preceding station Dubai Metro Following station Baniyas Square towards Creek Green Line Salah Al Din towards Etisalat BurJuman towards Expo 2020 or UAE Exchange Red Line Al Rigga towards Centrepoint

Union (Arabic: اتحاد, Ittiḥād, Arabic pronunciation: [itːiħaːd]) is a rapid transit station on the Green and Red Lines of the Dubai Metro in Dubai. It is one of two transfer stations between lines, the other being BurJuman. Since it began service, over 16.224 million passengers have used Union station, making it the busiest station on the network.^[1]

Union station opened on 9 September 2009 (09-09-09) as part of the initial stretch of the Dubai Metro, with Red Line trains running from Rashidiya to Nakheel Harbour and Tower.^[2] Union was one of seven intermediate stations to begin service, with additional stations on the Red Line added intermittently over the next year. Exactly two years later, the Green Line began service.^[3] The area around the station is known for its extraordinary amount of stray cats.^{[citation needed]}

Located in Deira, Union station lies below Union Square. It is one of the closest metro stations to the central portion of Dubai Creek. As a result of its central location, nearby attractions and points of interest include numerous consulates, Dubai municipal government buildings, Al Ghurair City Mall and Maktoum Hospital.^[4] It is also close to Al Ghurair Centre, Dubai Creek, Twin Towers, and Union Square Bus Station^[5] (with buses to Ajman, Fujairah, and Sharjah^[6]).

As one of two interchange points between the Green and Red Lines, Union station is one of the most complex stations of the Dubai Metro. Spanning 25,000 square metres (269,098 sq ft), it is the largest underground station in the world.^[3] Both lines utilise a side platform setup with two tracks each; the Green Line tracks approach the station from the west below Al Maktoum Road and turn northwards underneath Omar Bin Al Khattab Road, while the Red Line crosses Dubai Creek and travels below Omar Bin Al Khattab Road before turning sharply eastward underneath Al Rigga Road.

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  Station entrance in Union Square
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  Station entrance at sunset

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