All Doha Metro lines open for public

Doha: Doha Metro's Green Line started for the public today (December 10). The line extends from Al Mansoura to Al Riffa (Mall of Qatar). This completes the pilot operation of all Doha Metro lines.

Doha Metro also starts its service for Hamad International Airport station and for Katara, Qatar University and Lusail on the Red line.

The Green Line, which runs across east to west of Doha, includes 11 stations namely: Al Mansoura, Msheireb, Al Bidda, The White Palace, Hamad Hospital, Al Messila, Al Rayyan Al Qadeem, Al Shaqab, Qatar National Library, Education City and Al Riffa (Mall of Qatar).

Operation timings for the Green Line will be the same as those for the Red and Gold Lines - Saturday through Thursday from 06:00 to 23:00. Friday will be from 14:00 to 23:00

Walkway bridge connecting Al Riffa Metro Station to Mall of Qatar

Shoppers heading to Mall of Qatar can take the Green Line and get down at the Al Riffa station and walk into the mall.

Doha Metro users can switch between the Red Line, Gold Line and Green line at Musheireb Station.

To cover a wider range and serve more neighborhoods and areas adjacent to the stations, new routes will be allocated to the Metro Link service, which is a shuttle bus service to transport passengers from neighboring areas to and from the metro stations.

As seen on Peninsula Qatar  Image Credits Peninsula Qatar