GARE DE L'EXPOSITION UNIVERSELLE 2020 DE DUBAÏ - L'EXTENSION DE LA LIGNE ROUGE DU METRO AVEC 7 NOUVELLES STATIONS - AREP
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DUBAI’S 2020 WORLD EXPO STATION AN EXTENSION OF THE RED METRO LINE WITH 7 NEW STATIONS
DUBAI’S 2020 WORLD EXPO STATION
AN EXTENSION OF THE RED METRO LINE
WITH 7 NEW STATIONS
AREP Communication
Press contact : Dominique du Jonchay - +33 (0)6 16 17 11 14 - dduj@ipconseil.com
Communication contact : AREP - Judith Thépot - +33 (0)6 17 29 55 50 - judith.thepot@arep.fr
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7 NEW STATIONS FOR DUBAI’S 2020 WORLD EXPO
The context Our vision of station architecture involves taking into account the
Built on a long stretch of land between the desert and the ocean, identity of the Red Line while adopting a more contemporary
Dubai was chosen to host the 2020 World Expo, which, under the approach for its extension. Before the study, we carried out an
theme «Connecting minds, Creating the future», is expected to assessment of the existing stations and the feedback we got helped
attract 25 million visitors. The Red Line already comprises us elaborate various optimization scenarios drawing on the operational
40 stations, developed between 2000 and 2009 by the Road and experience and the analysis of current dysfunctions.
Transport Authority (RTA). It will be extended by 14.5 km, with One of Dubaï’s distinctive features is the extreme climate conditions
seven new stations to be delivered by 2019. The project is divided on the Persian Gulf, which require special architectural design, sun
into a 10.5km viaduct section and a 4km long tunnel section. The shading, choice of appropriate materials, air control strategies and
Red Line links together the airport, the historic centre and the air-conditioned connections between the various modes of transport.
industrial port. The extension will eventually serve the new
Al Makhtoum International Airport, towards Abu Dhabi. Both the assessment and the subsequent optimization study of
The new stations are of four different types and respond to different the Red Line stations helped us identify the three main design-
contexts: related challenges:
- a transfer station connecting to the existing line; - fluidity and comfort of circulation routes;
- three elevated stations on viaduct located in districts with low - air-conditioning and maintenance principles;
population density; - signage and retail facilities integrated with the built design.
- two underground stations located in a new district under
development; Methodology
- and, finally, the high-profile station of the 2020 World Expo site, AREP worked hand in hand with Terao, an engineering firm specializing
iconic station of the whole project. in environment and thermal comfort, to implement operational
patterns and obtain LEED certification. Our tasks also include
Our tasks structural and fluid mechanics studies, circulations, signing,
The Road and Transport Authority selected AREP jointly with Parsons advertising as well as the setting-up of retail outlets, which are
and Systra, both engineering consultancies, to carry out the urban integrated with the built design and are being developed in partnership
integration and design and to prepare the call for bids. with AREP Design.
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The 2020 World Expo iconic station the tracks. It alludes to the memory of Abbas Ibn Firnas, a Berber
The 2020 World Expo station lies in the heart of a master plan scientist and poet, who, in the ninth century, attempted to fly
developed by the Bureau of Exhibitions. The site is built in the desert from a tower in Cordoba using a machine comprised of a pair
south of Dubaï and forms part of the city. It will host pavilions from of wooden wings. His adventure is now part of the Arab culture.
nations across the globe but also housing districts, a shopping centre,
sports facilities and later on a conference centre. Travellers coming The transfer station
from the centre of Dubaï will be able to access the site rapidly and Several scenarios have been considered to transform the current
directly. The station on the Expo site must be able to respond to Nakheel Harbour and Towers station. Finally, it will be partially
fluctuating numbers of visitors depending on the events, but also dismantled to give way to a new station, more suited to accommodate
to meet two different types of requirements: copy with 18,000 people transfer functions and two additional platforms. Only the railway
per hour during the six-month World Expo then with less important viaduct and most of the technical premises will be preserved. The
flows corresponding to a normal use of the station. station should nevertheless convey the architectural statement of
Unlike other stations on the line, it incorporates a third rail track to the existing sections of the line: the Road and Transport Authority
deal with any operational problems that might occur on the main aspires to preserve the visual unity on Sheikh Zayed Road, along
tracks during the World Expo. which the Red Line runs. The roof envelope shelters the elevated
As it is an elevated station, it releases all the necessary space platforms, which can be accessed by air-conditioned passageways
required for road infrastructure relating to the Expo as well as for spanning the road infrastructure on each side of the station and
the technical premises relating to the operation of the station. Its leading north to a large car park and south to a small volume acting
elevated main platform is served by a system of ramps providing as an entrance to the station. The central platform allows for
large space for walking and designed to accommodate dense transfers from one platform to another while the rest of the
passenger flows arriving simultaneously. interconnections radiate from a large mezzanine level under the
Alongside operational requirements, the World Expo station needs south platforms, which also houses ticketing facilities, services
to be an iconic building in the eyes of its visitors. The Road and and retail outlets on its north side. The lower level features a vast
Transport Authority chose among the various sketches the concourse surrounded by retail stands and a ticket office. Most of
one that seduced them by its concept. The canopy roof of the the travellers arrive by car, bus or taxi as the station is located in
station forms two protective, outstretched wings soaring above a less densely urbanized area.
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The elevated stations which houses shops, ticket offices and vertical circulations.
The Road and Transport Authority retained the concept of reinter- The intermediate mezzanine level allows views enabling passengers
preting in a contemporary and optimal manner the design of the to anticipate their movements before accessing the lower
existing stations. The three elevated stations of the project share platform level. The project favours natural light and seeks to bring
the same typology: the rail tracks are raised 16 metres above ground it deep down into the lower levels. A large rift of light goes
level and both of the central tracks are each served by a side down from the upper level to the platforms situated several tens
platform. The transfer area and the main concourse, which houses of metres below. Wide, double-height circulations provide passengers
ticket offices and shops, are located beneath the platforms, nine with a sense of space and legible spaces.
metres above ground level. This level connects to the passageways
accessed by «entrance pods» situated on each side of the street.
«Entrance pods» are smaller ancillary buildings, which act as waiting
areas for buses and taxis and give access to the station.
The slender form of the roof adds dynamism to the building envelope
by giving the whole structure an appearance of lightness and
emphasizing the longitudinal direction of the movements.
Schedule:
The underground stations Opening of the line in 2019, six months before the World Expo
Both of the underground stations are designed according to the (run-in period)
same operational patterns. «Golf Estate» will serve a future real
estate development project featuring a shopping centre while Client:
«Dubai Investment Park» will serve an office and housing Road and Transport Authority
development. Two main reasons justify the choice of underground Project management:
stations: avoid conflicts at the road junctions nearby and use the AREP Ville (architectural study), Parsons, Systra (infrastructure
above-ground site for an office development. The stations are study), Terao
accessed at ground level by «pods» located on the sides of the Delivery:
main buildings. They connect to the underground concourse level, 2019
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