Dubai Metro Ride: Airport Terminal 3 to Union Metro Station

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■ DUBAI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT T3: It is an airport terminal at Dubai International Airport serving Dubai, UAE. Upon completion and opened on 14 October 2008, it was the largest building in the world by floor area and is currently the world's largest airport terminal, exclusively for Emirates and has a capacity of 43 million passengers. However it was announced on 6 September 2012 that Terminal 3 would no longer be Emirates exclusive, as Emirates and 
Qantas had set up an extensive code sharing agreement. Qantas would be the 2nd and only one of two airlines to fly in and out of Terminal 3. This deal also allows Qantas to use A380 dedicated Concourse A. The terminal has 5 Airbus A380 gates at Concourse B, and 18 at Concourse A. In Dec 2018, flydubai commenced flights from Terminal 3 to selected destinations to facilitate transfers to/from Emirates.

T3 includes a multi level underground structure, first and business class lounges, restaurants, 180 check-in counters and 2,600 car-parking spaces.

When completed, Terminal 3 was the largest building in the world by floor space, capable of handling 43 million passengers in a year. That record was overtaken by the New Century Global Center in 2013, but Terminal 3 remains to be the 2nd largest building in the world by floor space. A large part is located under the taxiway area and is directly connected to Concourse B: the departure and arrival halls in the new structure are 10m beneath the airport's apron. It has been operational since 14 October 2008, and opened in four phases to avoid collapse of baggage handling and other IT systems.

The baggage handling system is the largest system and also the deepest in the world; it has a capacity to handle 8,000 bags per hour. The system includes 21 screening injection points, 49 make-up carousels, 90 kilometres (56 mi) of conveyor belts capable of handling 15,000 items per hour at a speed of 27kph (17 mph), and 4,500 early baggage storage positions. The entire system is located beneath the taxiway area. High-speed conveyors transport the items of baggage in individual trays, which permits better control at high speeds and leads to quicker passenger check-in and 100% accurate baggage tracking. Terminal 3 of Dubai International Airport comprises Concourse A and Concourse B.

Terminal 3 is served by Dubai Metro, which operates two lines through or near the Terminal. The Red Line has a station at each of Terminal 3. Services run between 6 am and 11 pm every day except Friday, when they run between 1 pm and midnight. These timings differ during the Islamic holy month of Ramadhan. The station is located in front of Terminal 3, and can be accessed directly from the arrivals areas.

■ UNION METRO STATION: It is one of the busiest stations on the Dubai Metro serving both red and green line. It is located on Union Square Deira and a short walk to Dubai Creek. It is also near to intercity bus station going to Sharjah, Ajman and Fujairah. Places of interest near to it includes Al Ghurair Mall and Al Rigga Street and Naif district.

■ REFERENCES:
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