UAE Exchange (Dubai Metro)

Metro station in Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Life Pharmacy
صيدلية لايف

General information
Location| Jabal Ali Industrial Second, Dubai
United Arab Emirates
Coordinates| 24°58′39″N 55°05′28″E﻿ / ﻿24.97759°N 55.09108°E﻿ / 24.97759; 55.09108
Line(s)|

Red Line

Platforms| 2 side platforms
Tracks| 2
Connections|

RTA Dubai

* 95 Al Baraha Stn. - Jebel Ali Waterfront
* 95A Ibn Battuta Stn. - Jebel Ali Waterfront
* 99 Jebel Ali Stn - Life Pharmacy Stn
* YM1 Life Pharmacy Stn. - Yiwu Market
* F54 Danube MS - JAFZA South

Construction
Accessible| Yes
History
Opened| March 2011; 14 years ago (2011-03)
Previous names| Jebel Ali، UAE Exchange
Services
| Preceding station  | Dubai Metro | Following station

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Terminus |  | Red Line

Life Pharmacy branch

|  | Danube

towards Centrepoint

Life Pharmacy (Arabic: صيدلية لايف; previously called UAE Exchange[1][2]) is a rapid transit station on the Red Line of the Dubai Metro in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

## History

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The station was inaugurated in March 2011 and was expected to handle over 4,000 passengers daily. It was the last stop on the Red Line until May 31, 2021, and has a total handling capacity of 11,000 passengers per direction. It is the only metro station that is built on the ground, and is not elevated or underground.[3]

On April 15, 2024, the Red Line will run in two straight directions. From Centrepoint to Expo 2020 and from Centrepoint to UAE Exchange. Passengers travelling to UAE Exchange or Expo 2020 don’t need to transfer at Jabal Ali Metro Station. Trains from Expo 2020 and UAE Exchange stations will now terminate at Centrepoint station.

The station was previously called Jebel Ali, before it was renamed on June 30, 2015, to UAE Exchange following an agreement between Dubai's Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) and UAE Exchange. The naming agreement was inked as part of RTA's rebranding strategy.[1]

The station is located next to another auxiliary depot used by the Dubai Metro. This is the second depot in Dubai Metro apart from the major depot at Rashidiya located near the Centrepoint Station, the last station on the other side of the Red Line and another depot located near the Etisalat metro station at the northern terminus of the Green Line.

As of May 2025, the station appears under the name Life Pharmacy in the Shail app, part of a digital branding initiative by the RTA. However, the official station signage and announcements continue to use the name UAE Exchange, and no formal renaming has been announced.

## Location

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The station is located in Jabal Ali Industrial 2, and mainly serves employees working and living in the industrial zone of Jebel Ali Free Zone Authority (JAFZA) in Mena Jabal Ali.

## References

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1. ^ a b "Jebel Ali station renamed UAE Exchange". Gulf News. 28 June 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
2. ^ "Dubai Metro Jebel Ali Station renamed". Emirates 24/7. 28 June 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
3. ^ Ahmed, Ashfaq (11 March 2011). "Jebel Ali Station on Red Line of Dubai Metro opens". Gulf News. Retrieved 29 June 2015.

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Stations of the Dubai Metro

Red Line|

* Centrepoint
* Emirates
* Airport Terminal 3
* Airport Terminal 1
* Al Garhoud
* City Centre Deira
* Al Rigga
* Union
* BurJuman
* ADCB
* Max
* World Trade Centre
* Emirates Towers
* Financial Centre
* Burj Khalifa/Dubai Mall
* Business Bay
* ONPASSIVE
* Equiti
* Mall of the Emirates
* InsuranceMarket
* Dubai Internet City
* Al Fardan Exchange
* Sobha Realty
* DMCC
* Jabal Ali
* Ibn Battuta
* Energy
* Danube
* UAE Exchange
* The Gardens
* Discovery Gardens
* Al Furjan
* Jumeirah Golf Estates
* Dubai Investment Park
* Expo 2020

Green Line|

* e&
* Al Qusais
* Dubai Airport Free Zone
* Al Nahda
* Stadium
* Al Qiyadah
* Abu Hail
* Abu Baker Al Siddique
* Salah Al Din
* Union
* Baniyas Square
* Gold Souq
* Al Ras
* Al Ghubaiba
* Sharaf DG
* BurJuman
* Oud Metha
* Dubai Healthcare City
* Al Jadaf
* Creek

Blue Line|

* Creek
* Dubai Festival City
* Dubai Creek Harbour
* Dubai Square
* Ras Al Khor Industrial Area
* Auto Market
* International City 1
* International City 2 & 3
* Dubai Silicon Oasis
* Academic City
* Centrepoint
* City Centre Mirdif
* Al Warqa'a
* Dragon Mart

Proposed: Purple Line

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