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{{Short description|Rapid transit system in Dubai}}
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[[Image:Dubai_Metro.jpg|thumb|200px|The Dubai Metro]]
{{Infobox public transit
| name = Dubai Metro
| image = File:Dubai Metro Logo.png
| imagesize =
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| caption =
| image2 = 5018 Dubai Metro in Dubai UAE.png
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| caption2 = A Dubai Metro train departing from the [[Burj Khalifa/Dubai Mall (Dubai Metro)|Burj Khalifa / Dubai Mall station]]
| native_name = {{lang|ar|مترو دبي}}
| owner = [[Roads & Transport Authority (Dubai)|Roads & Transport Authority]]
| area served =
| locale = [[Dubai]], United Arab Emirates
| transit_type = [[Rapid transit]]
| lines = 2 (3 in 2029)
| line_number =
| start =
| end =
| stations = 55
| ridership = 755,000 (2024)
| annual_ridership = 275,400,000 (2024)<ref name="2024Ridership" />
| operator = [[Keolis]]<br>[[Mitsubishi Heavy Industries]]<br>[[Mitsubishi Corporation]]
| website = {{URL|https://www.rta.ae}}
| began_operation = {{start date and age |2009|09|09}}
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| vehicles = <!-- | depot = [[Rashidiya]], [[Etisalat]] -->
| system_length = {{convert|89.6|km|mi|abbr=on}}
| track_gauge = {{track gauge|sg|allk=on}}
| el = {{750 V DC|conductor=y}}<ref name="railway-technology_com-dubai_specs">{{Cite web |title=Specifications: Dubai Metro – Most Advanced Urban Rail Systems |url=http://www.railway-technology.com/projects/dubai-metro/specs.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110907061028/http://www.railway-technology.com/projects/dubai-metro/specs.html |archive-date=7 September 2011 |access-date=14 September 2009 |website=Railway-Technology.com}}</ref>
| map =
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| top_speed = 95 kmph (59 mph)
| notrack = 2
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| headquarters = [[Al Garhoud]], Dubai
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The '''Dubai Metro''' ({{langx|ar|مترو دبي}}) is a [[rapid transit]] system in the city of [[Dubai]], [[United Arab Emirates]]. The metro system consists of a network of two main lines: the [[Red Line (Dubai Metro)|Red Line]] and the [[Green Line (Dubai Metro)|Green Line]]. A third line, the [[Blue Line (Dubai Metro)|Blue Line]], is scheduled to open in 2029.
The '''Dubai Metro''' will be a driverless, fully automated [[metro]] network under construction in the [[United Arab Emirates]] city of [[Dubai]]. The network will have two [[third rail]] collection system powered lines that will both run underground in the city center and on elevated [[viaducts]] elsewhere on double tracks. The first phase of the network is being built by Dubai Rapid Link (DURL), a [[Japan|Japanese]] Transport Automation Solutions]. The Dubai Metro will be operated by the [http://www.rta.ae] Dubai Road and Transport Authority. The Dubai Metro system will be the longest fully automated rail system in the world. Completion of the first section of the system is projected for [[2009]].
 
Dubai Metro was the first rapid transit train network in the [[Arabian Peninsula]] and the [[Gulf Cooperation Council]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=11 September 2009 |title=Will metro change Dubai car culture? |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8247330.stm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090916041627/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8247330.stm |archive-date=16 September 2009 |access-date=12 September 2009 |work=BBC News}}</ref> It began operations on 9 September 2009.<ref>{{Cite web |date=9 September 2009 |title=Dubai Metro Opens on Time But Over Budget |url=http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/World-News/Dubai-Metro-Opens-On-Time-But-Over-Budget-Worlds-Largest-Auto-Driverless-Train-System/Article/200909215377456?lpos=World_News_Second_Home_Page_Feature_Teaser_Region_0&lid=ARTICLE_15377456_Dubai_Metro_Opens_On_Time_But_Over_Budget%3A_Worlds_Largest_Auto_Driverless_Train_System |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090912074840/http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/World-News/Dubai-Metro-Opens-On-Time-But-Over-Budget-Worlds-Largest-Auto-Driverless-Train-System/Article/200909215377456?lpos=World_News_Second_Home_Page_Feature_Teaser_Region_0&lid=ARTICLE_15377456_Dubai_Metro_Opens_On_Time_But_Over_Budget%3A_Worlds_Largest_Auto_Driverless_Train_System |archive-date=12 September 2009 |publisher=[[Sky News]]}}</ref> The metro runs underground in the city centre and on [[elevated railway|elevated]] [[viaducts]] elsewhere.<ref name="rj24">{{Cite web |date=6 December 2024 |title=Dubai to double metro stations by 2040 |url=https://www.railjournal.com/passenger/metros/dubai-to-double-metro-stations-by-2040/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240725105939/https://www.railjournal.com/passenger/metros/dubai-to-double-metro-stations-by-2040/ |archive-date=25 July 2024 |access-date=7 December 2024 |publisher=International Railway Journal}}</ref> All trains are [[Automatic train operation|fully automated]] and [[List of automated urban metro subway systems|driverless]]. Both the trains and stations are [[air conditioning|temperature controlled]] and have [[platform edge doors]]. Dubai Metro has a total length of {{convert|89.6|km|mi|0}} and 55 stations, 35 on the Red Line and 15 on the Green Line.<ref name=rj24/>
== Construction ==
Work has officially commenced on the construction of the rail. Plans for the Dubai Metro began under the directive of Dubai Ruler [[Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum|Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum]] who expected Dubai's other projects to attract 15 million visitors by [[2010]]. This combined with Dubai's rapidly growing [[population]] expected to reach 3 million by [[2017]] and severe [[traffic]] congestion necessitated the building of an urban rail system to provide additional capacity to [[public transportation]], relieve motor traffic, and provide [[infrastructure]] for additional development.
 
From 2009 to 2016, Dubai Metro was the world's longest driverless metro network with a route length of {{convert|75|km}}, as recognized by [[Guinness World Records]] in 2012.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Dubai in Guinness for longest driverless metro |url=http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle08.asp?xfile=data/theuae/2012/February/theuae_February611.xml&section=theuae |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140828182418/http://www.khaleejtimes.com/displayarticle08.asp?xfile=data%2Ftheuae%2F2012%2Ffebruary%2Ftheuae_february611.xml&section=theuae |archive-date=28 August 2014 |access-date=19 March 2022 |work=Khaleej Times}}</ref> The system was surpassed by the [[Vancouver]] [[SkyTrain (Vancouver)|SkyTrain]] in 2016 for the longest fully automated system in the world but regained the title in 2021 with the opening of [[Route 2020]] until December 2024 when it was surpassed by the opening of [[Riyadh Metro]].<ref>{{Citation |last=Williams |first=Adams |title=Saudi Arabia opens world's longest driverless transit system |date=2 December 2024 |url=https://newatlas.com/architecture/saudi-arabia-riyadh-metro/ |publisher=New Atlas}}</ref><ref name="LongestLine">{{Cite web |date=23 May 2011 |title=Longest driverless metro line |url=http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/longest-driverless-metro-line |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161208110200/http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/longest-driverless-metro-line |archive-date=8 December 2016 |access-date=26 April 2017 |website=Guinness World Records}}</ref>
In July 2005 a design and build Contract was awarded to a consortium known as Dubai Rail Link (DURL) that is made up of Japanese companies including Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Mitsubishi Corporation, Obayashi Corporation, Kajima Corporation and Yapi Merkezi of Turkey.
 
==History==
The first phase (worth AED 15.5 billion\ US$4.2 billion) covering 35-kilometers of the proposed network, including the '''Red Line''' between Salahuddin Road and the [[American University in Dubai]] and the '''Green Line''' from the [[Dubai International Airport]] to Rashidiya Bus Station, is to be completed by May [[2009]]. Extensions to both routes are included in the second phase, which is now expected to be functional by [[2010]].
[[File:Jebel Ali Free Zone Station Under Construction on 8 May 2008 Pict 2.jpg|thumb|[[Danube (Dubai Metro)|Jebel Ali Industrial Station]] (now Danube) under construction in May 2008]]
[[File:Metro station - panoramio.jpg|thumb|[[Al Khail (Dubai Metro)|Al Khail Station]] (formerly Nakheel) on the [[Red Line (Dubai Metro)|Red Line]]]]
 
In 1997, [[Dubai Municipality]] studies on urban development identified the need for a rail system to relieve growing traffic levels and to support the urban development in Dubai.<ref name="RT">{{Cite web |date=9 March 2009 |title=Dubai Metro Network |url=https://www.railway-technology.com/projects/dubai-metro/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050413075720/http://www.railway-technology.com/projects/dubai-metro/ |archive-date=13 April 2005 |access-date=14 May 2019 |publisher=Railway Technology}}</ref> Planning of the Dubai Metro began under the directive of Dubai's Ruler, Sheikh [[Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum]] in 2003. Dubai expected to attract 15 million visitors by 2010.<ref>{{Cite news |date=22 October 2003 |title=Dubai announces region's biggest tourism project |work=MENA Report |id={{ProQuest|195088572}}}}</ref> The combination of a rapidly growing population, which was expected to reach 3 million by 2017, and severe traffic congestion necessitated the building of an urban rail system to provide additional [[public transportation]] capacity, relieve motor traffic, and provide infrastructure for additional development.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Staff Report |date=14 November 2020 |title=RTA projects make Dubai traffic freer than leading cities with similar population |url=https://gulfnews.com/uae/transport/rta-projects-make-dubai-traffic-freer-than-leading-cities-with-similar-population-1.75275274 |work=Gulf News}}</ref> In 2004, five consortia were shortlisted to build the first section.<ref>Final Bidding Underway In Dubai ''[[International Railway Journal]]'' November 2004 page 10</ref><ref>Dubai Takes On 100% Of LRT Financing ''International Railway Journal'' February 2005 page 9</ref>
Dubai Municipality Public Transport Department projects to carry 1.2 million passengers on an average day, 27,000 passengers per hour for each line, and 355 million passengers per year once both lines are fully operational. Bus routes and stops will be organised around the backbone provided by the rail system.
 
In May 2005, a [[United Arab Emirates dirham|AED]] 12.45 billion ($3.4 billion) design and build contract was awarded to the Dubai Rail Link (DURL) consortium made up of Japanese companies including [[Mitsubishi Heavy Industries]], [[Mitsubishi Corporation]], [[Obayashi Corporation]], [[Kajima Corporation]] and Turkish firm [[Yapı Merkezi]],<ref name="RGI">[http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/single-view/view/10/dubai-metro-contract-awarded.html Dubai metro contract awarded] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090917220142/http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/single-view/view/10/dubai-metro-contract-awarded.html |date=17 September 2009 }} ''[[Railway Gazette International]]'' 1 July 2007</ref> The Project Management and Construction Management services contract was awarded to a French-American joint venture between [[Systra]] and [[Parsons Corporation]]. The first phase worth AED 15.5 billion ($4.2 billion) covers {{convert|35|km|mi|0}} of the proposed network, including the [[Red Line (Dubai Metro)|Red Line]] between [[Al Rashidiya]] and the [[Jebel Ali Free Zone]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jebel Ali Free Zone |url=http://business-dubai.com/services/business-setup/Jebel-Ali-Freezone/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117144151/http://business-dubai.com/services/business-setup/Jebel-Ali-Freezone/ |archive-date=17 November 2015 |access-date=26 November 2015 |publisher=Business-Dubai.com}}</ref>
When completed, Dubai Metro will have a total of 70 kilometres (43.5 miles) of lines, and 42 stations (including 9 underground stations). It is estimated that it will comprise of 12 % of the total trips in Dubai. Taxi stations and park-and-ride facilities will be included in key Metro stations.
 
[[File:Union Metro Station Dubai.jpg|thumb|Entrance to [[Union (Dubai Metro)|Union Station]], one of the transfer stations that connects the [[Red Line (Dubai Metro)|Red Line]] with the [[Green Line (Dubai Metro)|Green Line]]]]
== Dubai Metro network ==
There are four lines which use 99 five-car trains each 75-meters long with seats for 400 passengers:
 
Work officially commenced on the construction of the metro on 21 March 2006.<ref>{{Cite news |date=22 March 2006 |title=Work begins on Dubai Metro project |url=http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle.asp?xfile=data%2Ftheuae%2F2006%2FMarch%2Ftheuae_March699.xml&section=theuae |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141026200403/http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle.asp?xfile=data%2Ftheuae%2F2006%2FMarch%2Ftheuae_March699.xml&section=theuae |archive-date=26 October 2014 |access-date=23 March 2006 |work=Khaleej Times}}</ref> In February 2009, an RTA Rail Agency official stated the US$4.2 billion Dubai Metro project would be completed on schedule despite the [[2008 financial crisis]].<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=2 January 2009 |title=Dubai Metro on track despite global crisis |url=http://www.arabianbusiness.com/542506-dubai-metro-on-track-despite-global-crisis---rta-chief |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120719024333/http://www.arabianbusiness.com/542506-dubai-metro-on-track-despite-global-crisis---rta-chief |archive-date=19 July 2012 |access-date=6 February 2009 |magazine=[[Arabian Business]]}}</ref> 10 out of 29 metro stations of the Red Line opened on 9 September 2009.<ref name="gulfnews">{{Cite news |date=30 August 2009 |title=Ten key Dubai Metro stations set for launch |url=http://www.gulfnews.com/nation/Traffic_and_Transport/10344684.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090901031452/http://www.gulfnews.com/nation/Traffic_and_Transport/10344684.html |archive-date=1 September 2009 |work=Gulf News}}</ref>
* '''Red Line''': 50-kilometer (31-mile) line with 35 stations from Jebel Ali Port, the American University in Dubai, through the city center, and to the Airport Free Zone.
* '''Green Line''': 20-kilometer (12.4-mile) line with 22 stations from Festival City, through the city center, Dubai International Airport Terminals 1 and 3, and to Rashidiya.
* '''Blue Line''': 47-kilometer line along Emirates Road, exact route currently unknown. [http://www.dubai.ae/portal/en.portal?dae_DEG_News,News_001051,1,&_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=news]
*'''Purple Line''': 49-kilometer line along Al Khail Road, exact route currently unknown.
[http://www.gulfnews.com/nation/Traffic_and_Transport/10072630.html]
 
The Red Line was partially opened at 9 minutes and 9 seconds past 9&nbsp;pm on 9 September 2009 (9/9/9 9:09:09 PM), inaugurated by Sheikh [[Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum]].<ref name="gulfnews2">{{Cite news |date=9 September 2009 |title=UAE Vice President launches Dubai Metro |url=http://archive.gulfnews.com/indepth/dubaimetro/main_story/10347699.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090913052841/http://archive.gulfnews.com/indepth/dubaimetro/main_story/10347699.html |archive-date=13 September 2009 |work=Gulf News}}</ref> More than 110,000 people, nearly 10 percent of Dubai's population at the time, used the Metro in its first two days of operation.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Farooqui |first=Mazhar |date=8 September 2019 |title=10 glorious years of Dubai Metro: A runaway success story |url=https://gulfnews.com/uae/transport/10-glorious-years-of-dubai-metro-a-runaway-success-story-1.66226435 |website=Gulf News}}</ref> The Line opened to the public at 6 am (UTC 04:00) on 10 September 2009.<ref>{{Cite web |date=8 September 2009 |title=Dubai metro unlikely to speed business growth |url=http://www.ameinfo.com/208881.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090909220330/http://www.ameinfo.com/208881.html |archive-date=9 September 2009 |publisher=Ameinfo}}</ref> The Dubai Metro carried 10 million passengers from launch on 9 September 2009 to 9 February 2010 with 11 stations operational on the Red Line.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Home |url=http://www.rta.ae/wpsv5/wps/portal/!ut/p/kcxml/04_Sj9SPykssy0xPLMnMz0vM0Y_QjzKLN4g3NgsBSYGZJkb6kWhijgiRIH1vfV-P_NxU_QD9gtzQiHJHR0UAgRbrLQ!!/delta/base64xml/L3dJdyEvd0ZNQUFzQUMvNElVRS82XzBfMzdF?contenttype=latest&contname=Dubai%20Metro%20lifts%2010m%20commuters%20in%205%20months |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141228070346/http://www.rta.ae/wpsv5/wps/portal/!ut/p/kcxml/04_Sj9SPykssy0xPLMnMz0vM0Y_QjzKLN4g3NgsBSYGZJkb6kWhijgiRIH1vfV-P_NxU_QD9gtzQiHJHR0UAgRbrLQ!!/delta/base64xml/L3dJdyEvd0ZNQUFzQUMvNElVRS82XzBfMzdF?contenttype=latest&contname=Dubai%20Metro%20lifts%2010m%20commuters%20in%205%20months |archive-date=28 December 2014 |access-date=26 February 2010}}</ref>
== List of stations ==
[[Image:Dubai Metro map.jpg|thumb|400px|General Scheme of the Dubai Metro]]
 
Seven more stations on the [[Red Line (Dubai Metro)|Dubai Metro Red Line]] opened on 30 April 2010. Ten new trains were pressed into service, giving a total of 22 trains in service when the stations opened. The seven stations are [[Emirates (Dubai Metro)|Emirates]], [[Airport Terminal 1 (Dubai Metro)|Airport Terminal 1]], [[Dubai Internet City]] (TECOM), [[ADCB (Dubai Metro)|ADCB]], [[Emirates Towers (Dubai Metro)|Emirates Towers]], [[Sobha Realty (Dubai Metro)|Sobha Realty]], and [[Ibn Battuta (Dubai Metro)|Ibn Battuta]]. In addition to this, a further three stations were opened on 15 May 2010; [[GGICO (Dubai Metro)|Al Garhoud]] Station and [[World Trade Centre (Dubai Metro)|World Trade Centre]] Station. Furthermore, [[Business Bay (Dubai Metro)|Business Bay]], [[Equiti (Dubai Metro)|equiti]], [[InsuranceMarket (Dubai Metro)|InsuranceMarket]] (Al Barsha) Station, [[Al Fardan Exchange (Dubai Metro)|Al Fardan Exchange]], and [[DMCC (Dubai Metro)|DMCC]] were opened on 15 October 2010. The [[Life Pharmacy (Dubai Metro)|Life Pharmacy Station]] and the terminus of the Red Line was opened on 11 March 2011.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Staff Report |title=RTA sets date for Jebel Ali Metro Station opening |url=http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/traffic-transport/rta-sets-date-for-jebel-ali-metro-station-opening-1.771882 |work=Gulf News}}</ref> The [[Danube (Dubai Metro)|Danube]] was opened on 12 December 2012.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ahmed |first=Ashfaq |date=15 October 2010 |title=Five new stations open on Red Line of Dubai Metro |url=http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/traffic-transport/five-new-stations-open-on-red-line-of-dubai-metro-1.696872 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023062824/http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/traffic-transport/five-new-stations-open-on-red-line-of-dubai-metro-1.696872 |archive-date=23 October 2013 |access-date=15 October 2010 |newspaper=Gulf News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Shabandari |first=Muaz |date=12 December 2012 |title=Danube metro station unveiled |url=http://khaleejtimes.com/nation/inside.asp?xfile=%2Fdata%2Fnationgeneral%2F2012%2FDecember%2Fnationgeneral_December203.xml&section=nationgeneral |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121213042512/http://khaleejtimes.com/nation/inside.asp?xfile=%2Fdata%2Fnationgeneral%2F2012%2FDecember%2Fnationgeneral_December203.xml&section=nationgeneral |archive-date=13 December 2012 |access-date=12 December 2012 |work=Khaleej Times}}</ref> [[Al Jadaf (Dubai Metro)|Al Jadaf Station]] and [[Creek (Dubai Metro)|Creek Station]], on the Green Line were opened on 1 March 2014.<ref name="Dubai Metro fully functional; Al Jadaf, Creek stations open to public">{{Cite news |date=2 March 2014 |title=Dubai Metro fully functional; Al Jadaf, Creek stations open to public |url=http://www.khaleejtimes.com/nation/inside.asp?xfile=/data/transport/2014/March/transport_March3.xml&section=transport |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140318235955/http://www.khaleejtimes.com/nation/inside.asp?xfile=%2Fdata%2Ftransport%2F2014%2FMarch%2Ftransport_March3.xml&section=transport |archive-date=18 March 2014 |access-date=2 March 2014 |work=Khaleej Times}}</ref>
 
A 15&nbsp;km extension of the Red Line known as [[Route 2020]] which connects to [[Expo 2020]] was announced in September 2016 and was completed and inaugurated on 8 July 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |date=9 July 2020 |title=Dubai metro inaugurates extension to Red Line |url=https://www.railjournal.com/infrastructure/dubai-metro-inaugurates-extension-to-red-line/ |publisher=International Railway Journal}}</ref> Engineering consultancy Atkins provided multidisciplinary design and management of the civil works on Route 2020.<ref name="Atkins Global">{{Cite web |title=Dubai Metro |url=http://www.atkinsglobal.com/en-gb/projects/dubai-metro |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170313080946/http://www.atkinsglobal.com/en-GB/projects/dubai-metro |archive-date=13 March 2017 |access-date=27 March 2017 |website=atkinsglobal.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=17 April 2015 |title=Construction of Dubai Metro extension a feat of engineering {{!}} The National |url=http://www.thenational.ae/uae/construction-of-dubai-metro-extension-a-feat-of-engineering |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170328020208/http://www.thenational.ae/uae/construction-of-dubai-metro-extension-a-feat-of-engineering |archive-date=28 March 2017 |access-date=27 March 2017 |language=en}}</ref>
* The '''Red Line'''
** Jebel Ali Port Station
** Stations 2 - 5
** [[American University in Dubai]]
** Internet City Station
** Stations 8 and 9
** Souk al Nakheel Station
** Stations 11 - 17
** [[Burj Dubai]] Station
** Financial City Station
** [[Emirates Towers]] Station
** Trade Center Station
** Stations 22 - 24
** Burjuman Station
** Station 26
** al-Ittihad Square Station
** Salahuddin Station
** Stations 29 - 34
** Airport Free Zone Station
 
A 30&nbsp;km third line with 14 stations, called the [[Blue Line (Dubai Metro)|Blue Line]], was announced on 24 November 2023 with a total investment of AED 18 billion, with an expected operational date by 2029.<ref>{{Cite news |date=24 November 2023 |title=Pictures: What Dubai Metro's Blue Line will look like |url=https://gulfnews.com/photos/news/pictures-what-dubai-metros-blue-line-will-look-like-1.1700832572654 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240917020409/https://gulfnews.com/photos/news/pictures-what-dubai-metros-blue-line-will-look-like-1.1700832572654 |archive-date=17 September 2024 |access-date=7 December 2024 |work=Gulf News |language=en}}</ref> The Blue Line will extend from the terminus of the Red Line on Centrepoint Station and the Green Line terminus at the Creek Station.<ref>{{Cite web |date=17 January 2024 |title=Dubai Issues tender for Blue Line |url=https://www.railjournal.com/regions/middle-east/dubai-issues-tender-for-blue-line-metro/ |publisher=The Railway Journal}}</ref>
* The '''Green Line'''
** Festival City Station
** Stations 2 and 3
** Health Care City Station
** Stations 5 - 7
** Burjuman Station
** Stations 9 - 13
** al-Ittihad Square Station
** Stations 15 - 16
** [[Dubai International Airport]] Terminal 1 Station
** [[Dubai International Airport]] Terminal 3 Station
** Station 21
** Rashidiya Station
 
== References Operation==
[[File:Dubai metro rail & station.JPG|thumb|Metro train approaching a station]]
* [http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle.asp?xfile=data/theuae/2006/March/theuae_March699.xml&section=theuae "Work begins on Dubai Metro project"], ''[[Khaleej Times]]'', March 22, 2006, retrieved March 22, 2006.
 
The Dubai Metro was operated by [[Serco]] under contract to the [[Roads & Transport Authority (Dubai)|Roads & Transport Authority]] which was last renewed in March 2019.<ref name=RGI/><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20190404122758/https://www.metro-report.com/news/news-by-region/middle-east-africa/single-view/view/keolis-signs-dubai-metro-contract-extension.html keolis signs Dubai Metro contract extension] ''[[Metro Report International]]'' 1 April 2019</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20190404022641/http://meconstructionnews.com/34118/rta-renews-dubai-metro-om-contract-with-keolis-group RTA renews Dubai Metro O&M Contract with keolis] ''ME Construction News'' 1 April 2019</ref> In March 2021, the Keolis MHI consortium of [[Keolis]] (70%), [[Mitsubishi Heavy Industries]] (25%) and [[Mitsubishi Corporation]] (5%) was announced as a new operator from 8 September 2021.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ahmed |first=Ashfaq |date=20 March 2021 |title=RTA changes company for Dubai Metro and the tram operations and maintenance |url=https://gulfnews.com/uae/rta-changes-company-for-dubai-metro-and-the-tram-operations-and-maintenance-1.77971474 |work=[[Gulf News]] |___location=UAE}}</ref><ref>[https://www.keolis-mhi.com/about-us/ About Us] Keolis MHI</ref>
 
[[Red Line (Dubai Metro)|Red Line]] trains run every 5 to 7 minutes off-peak (averaging 8.5 trains per hour), with a minimum headway of 3 minutes 45 seconds (16 trains per hour) during peak hours, with 44 trainsets in service. Trains from the [[Red Line (Dubai Metro)|Red Line]] and [[Green Line (Dubai Metro)|Green Line]] can depart differently due to technical glitches. From 2010, when 51 trains were in service, the line had a peak-hour capacity of 11,675 passengers per hour in each direction. {{As of|September 2014}}, the Red Line operates 60 trains (set numbers 5001–5045, 5065–5079). The theoretical maximum design capacity is 25,720 passengers per hour, which would require 106 trains.<ref name="Dubai Metro Network">{{Cite web |title=Dubai Metro Network |url=https://www.railway-technology.com/projects/dubai-metro/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050413075720/http://www.railway-technology.com:80/projects/dubai-metro/ |archive-date=13 April 2005 |website=Railway Technology}}</ref>
 
The [[Green Line (Dubai Metro)|Green Line]] had an initial capacity of 6,395 passengers per hour per direction, with 19 trains (set numbers 5046–5064) in service as of September 2014. The design capacity of this route is put at 13,380 passengers per hour with 60 trains in service.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Ellis |first=Dominic |date=27 March 2008 |title=Driverless trains to support a prosperous future |url=http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/single-view/view/10/driverless-trains-to-support-a-prosperous-future.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090915183020/http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/single-view/view/10/driverless-trains-to-support-a-prosperous-future.html |archive-date=15 September 2009 |access-date=28 December 2008 |magazine=[[Railway Gazette International]]}}</ref>
 
===Signalling===
To permit fully automated operation, [[Thales Rail Signalling Solutions]] supplies [[SelTrac]] IS [[communications-based train control]] and NetTrac central control technology. This is configured for a minimum [[headway]] of 500 seconds (40 trains per hour). The top speed of the trains is estimated to be around {{convert|95|km/h|mph|0|abbr=on}}, giving a round-trip time of 2 hours 23 minutes for the Red Line and 1 hour 23 minutes for the Green Line.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dubai Metro Network |url=https://www.railway-technology.com/projects/dubai-metro/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050413075720/http://www.railway-technology.com/projects/dubai-metro/ |archive-date=13 April 2005 |access-date=14 May 2019 |website=Railway Technology |publisher=Verdict Media Limited}}</ref>
 
===Ridership===
Over 280,000 passengers used the Dubai Metro during the first week of its operation in September 2009.<ref>{{Cite web |date=24 September 2009 |title=World's Longest Automated Unmanned Metro Opens in Dubai |url=http://english.pravda.ru/world/asia/23-09-2009/109468-dubai_metro-0 |access-date=23 September 2009 |publisher=Pravda.ru}}</ref> After the first month of operation on a limited network, the monthly total passengers was 1,740,578 passengers, which equates to under 60,000 passengers/day.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dubai Metro lifts 1.7m passengers in first month |url=http://www.arabianbusiness.com/570391-dubai-metro-lifts-17m-passengers-in-first-month |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100717111124/http://www.arabianbusiness.com/570391-dubai-metro-lifts-17m-passengers-in-first-month |archive-date=17 July 2010 |access-date=13 October 2009 |website=Arabian Business}}</ref>
 
After the opening of more stations in May 2010, ridership surged to 103,002 passengers/day and reached 130,000/day by the beginning of October 2010. When the Green Line opened on 9 September 2011, passengers on the Red Line was noted as 180,000/day. In 2013, passengers rose to 377,000/day, split 64% for the Red Line and 36% for the Green Line.<ref>{{Citation |title=RTA Annual Statistical Report |date=2013 |place=UAE |publisher=RTA}}</ref> During the first half of 2015, RTA announced that 88,252,034 passengers have used the metro.<ref name="Metro Stats H1 2015">{{Cite news |last=Wam |title=88m use Dubai Metro, 2m use Tram in H1 2015 |url=http://khaleejtimes.com/nation/transport/88m-use-dubai-metro-2m-use-tram-in-h1-2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150803020150/http://www.khaleejtimes.com/nation/transport/88m-use-dubai-metro-2m-use-tram-in-h1-2015 |archive-date=3 August 2015 |access-date=1 August 2015 |work=Khaleej Times}}</ref> In August 2017, RTA announced that total ridership since 2009 had surpassed 1 billion total trips.<ref>{{Cite web |date=9 September 2017 |title=1 billion riders used Dubai Metro in 8 years: Mattar Al Tayer |url=https://www.wam.ae/en/article/hszr5sqc-billion-riders-used-dubai-metro-years-mattar |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250106191144/https://www.wam.ae/en/article/hszr5sqc-billion-riders-used-dubai-metro-years-mattar |archive-date=6 January 2025 |access-date=8 December 2024 |publisher=Emirates News Agency – WAM}}</ref>
 
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|+ Annual ridership
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Total ridership
|-
! scope="row" | 2009
| 6,089,000<ref name="DubaiMetroRidership" />
|-
! scope="row" | 2010
| 38,089,000<ref name="DubaiMetroRidership" />
|-
! scope="row" | 2011
| 69,001,000<ref name="DubaiMetroRidership" />
|-
! scope="row" | 2012
| 109,049,000<ref name="DubaiMetroRidership" /><ref name="E24 2015" />
|-
! scope="row" | 2013
| 137,076,000<ref name="DubaiMetroRidership" /><ref name="E24 2015" />
|-
! scope="row" | 2014
| 164,031,000<ref name="DubaiMetroRidership" /><ref name="E24 2015">{{Cite web |title=Revealed: How many passengers used Dubai Metro in 2014 |url=http://ae.b2.mk/news/revealed-how-many-passengers-used-dubai-metro-in-2014?newsid=ODL |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518092247/http://ae.b2.mk/news/revealed-how-many-passengers-used-dubai-metro-in-2014?newsid=ODL |archive-date=18 May 2015 |access-date=12 May 2015}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | 2015
| 178,065,000<ref name="DubaiMetroRidership" />
|-
! scope="row" | 2016
| 191,300,000<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=24 February 2018 |title=1.51 million use Dubai public transport daily |url=https://gulfnews.com/uae/transport/151-million-use-dubai-public-transport-daily-1.2178600 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220119181636/https://gulfnews.com/uae/transport/151-million-use-dubai-public-transport-daily-1.2178600 |archive-date=19 January 2022 |access-date=29 December 2018 |language=en |newspaper=Gulf News}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | 2017
| 200,075,000<ref name=":1" />
|-
! scope="row" | 2018
| 204,000,000<ref name=":2">{{Cite news |title=Revealed: Dubai's most popular public transport; 589 million commuters in 2018 |url=https://www.khaleejtimes.com/news/transport/revealed-dubais-most-popular-public-transport-589-million-commuters-in-2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230119185803/https://www.khaleejtimes.com/news/transport/revealed-dubais-most-popular-public-transport-589-million-commuters-in-2018 |archive-date=19 January 2023 |access-date=6 November 2019 |work=Khaleej Times |language=en}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | 2019
| 202,978,067<ref name=":2" />
|-
! scope="row" | 2020
| 113,063,000<ref name="DubaiMetroRidership">{{Cite web |last=Al Helou |first=Elias |date=9 September 2024 |title=Dubai Metro marks 15 years of success: Over 2.4 billion passengers and 4.3 million trips with 99.7 percent punctuality |url=https://economymiddleeast.com/news/dubai-metro-marks-15-years-of-success-over-2-4-billion-passengers-and-4-3-million-trips/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250701184606/https://economymiddleeast.com/news/dubai-metro-marks-15-years-of-success-over-2-4-billion-passengers-and-4-3-million-trips/ |archive-date=1 July 2025 |access-date=1 July 2025 |website=Economy Middle East News}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | 2021
| 151,026,000<ref name="DubaiMetroRidership" />
|-
! scope="row" | 2022
| 225,142,000<ref name="DubaiMetroRidership" />
|-
! scope="row" | 2023
| 260,034,000<ref name="DubaiMetroRidership" /><ref>{{Cite news |date=18 February 2024 |title=702 million riders used public transport |url=https://mediaoffice.ae/en/news/2024/february/18-02/702-million-riders-used-public-transport |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241006100438/https://mediaoffice.ae/en/news/2024/February/18-02/702-million-riders-used-public-transport |archive-date=6 October 2024 |access-date=1 July 2025 |work=Government of Dubai Media Office}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | 2024
| 275,400,000<ref name="2024Ridership">{{Cite news |date=2 February 2025 |title=Dubai's Public Transport Ridership Surpasses 747 Million in 2024, Marking 6.4% Growth |url=https://focus.hidubai.com/dubais-public-transport-ridership-surpasses-747-million-in-2024-marking-6-4-growth/ |work=Dubai's Roads and Transport Authority}}</ref>
|-
|}
 
==Lines==
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Dubai Metro currently has a total length of {{convert|89.6|km|mi|0}} and 55 stations on two lines:<ref name=rj24/><ref>{{Cite web |date=16 October 2024 |title=Dubai Metro – Information, Route Map, Tickets & Timings |url=https://themetrorailguy.com/metro-rail-systems/dubai-metro-information-stations-route-map-fare-prices-nol-pass-hours-timings/ |publisher=The Metro Rail Guy}}</ref>
* [[Red Line (Dubai Metro)|Red Line]] with a total length of {{convert|67.1|km|mi|0}} and 35 stations.
* [[Green Line (Dubai Metro)|Green Line]] with a total length of {{convert|22.5|km|mi|0}} and 20 stations.
 
A third line is under construction for operation by 9 September 2029:
* [[Blue Line (Dubai Metro)|Blue Line]] with a length of {{convert|30|km|mi|0}} and 14 stations.
 
===Red Line===
{{main|Red Line (Dubai Metro)}}
 
The Red Line stretches along the city from the Jebel Ali area to the border with [[Sharjah]]. It passes through several tourist attractions such as [[Mall of the Emirates]], [[The Dubai Mall]], and [[Burj Khalifa]].
 
[[Route 2020]] is a 15 kilometer (9&nbsp;mi) extension of the Red Line with seven new stations which starts at the [[Jabal Ali (Dubai Metro)|Jebel Ali Station]] and ends at [[Expo 2020]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=11 April 2015 |title=Dubai Metro's Red Line to get seven new stations for Expo 2020 |url=https://www.thenationalnews.com/uae/dubai-metro-s-red-line-to-get-seven-new-stations-for-expo-2020-1.3585 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230515143951/https://www.thenationalnews.com/uae/dubai-metro-s-red-line-to-get-seven-new-stations-for-expo-2020-1.3585 |archive-date=15 May 2023 |access-date=6 June 2021 |website=The National |language=en}}</ref> Future plans will also extend this line to the [[Al Maktoum International Airport]]. The extension is served by new, redesigned trains from [[Alstom]]. The extension opened in stages in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 2021 |title=Photos: Dubai Investment Park, Expo Stations on Dubai Metro Route 2020 are now open |url=https://gulfnews.com/photos/news/photos-dubai-investment-park-expo-stations-on-dubai-metro-route-2020-are-now-open-1.1622550184218 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220316110519/https://gulfnews.com/photos/news/photos-dubai-investment-park-expo-stations-on-dubai-metro-route-2020-are-now-open-1.1622550184218 |archive-date=16 March 2022 |access-date=6 June 2021 |website=gulfnews.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Dubai Metro: Two new stations open today |url=https://www.zawya.com/mena/en/life/story/Dubai_Metro_Two_new_stations_open_today-ZAWYA20210601072242 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211207161414/https://www.zawya.com/mena/en/life/story/Dubai_Metro_Two_new_stations_open_today-ZAWYA20210601072242/ |archive-date=7 December 2021 |access-date=6 June 2021 |website=www.zawya.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Sircar |first=Nandini |title=First look: 2 new swanky Dubai Metro stations open |url=https://www.khaleejtimes.com/news/transport/first-look-2-new-swanky-dubai-metro-stations-open |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230421111421/https://www.khaleejtimes.com/news/transport/first-look-2-new-swanky-dubai-metro-stations-open |archive-date=21 April 2023 |access-date=6 June 2021 |website=Khaleej Times |language=en}}</ref>
 
===Green Line===
{{main|Green Line (Dubai Metro)}}
 
The Green Line stays within the old Dubai area. It passes through historical sites, such as the [[Dubai Museum]], the [[Dubai Gold Souk|Gold Souk]], and the [[Dubai Spice Souk|Spice Souk]]. Stations near those places are built in keeping with the [[History of Dubai|historical architecture of Dubai]] that mirrors the architecture of the surrounding area. The stations also have with photos depicting the UAE in the 1960s or earlier being on display within the station.<ref>{{Cite web |date=9 September 2011 |title=Sheikh Mohammed inaugurates Dubai Metro Green Line; open to public today |url=https://www.emirates247.com/news/emirates/sheikh-mohammed-inaugurates-dubai-metro-green-line-open-to-public-today-2011-09-09-1.417536 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250412212214/https://www.emirates247.com/news/emirates/sheikh-mohammed-inaugurates-dubai-metro-green-line-open-to-public-today-2011-09-09-1.417536 |archive-date=12 April 2025 |access-date=8 December 2024 |publisher=Emirates 247}}</ref>
 
===Summary of lines===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|+
|-
! width="80" |Lines
! colspan="2" width="80" |Terminals
! width="80" |Construction started
! width="80" |Opened
! width="80" |Newest Extension
! width="80" |Length <br> {{Small|km}}
! width="80" |Stations
! width="80" |Trip time
! width="80" |Average speed
|-
| rowspan="2" style="background: red;" |'''[[Red Line (Dubai Metro)|<span style="color:white;">Red Line</span>]]'''
|rowspan ="2" |[[Centrepoint (Dubai Metro)|Centrepoint]]
| [[Life Pharmacy (Dubai Metro)|Life Pharmacy]]
| 2006
| 2009
| rowspan="2" | 2021
| rowspan="2" | 67
| rowspan="2" | 34
| 55–75 minutes
| rowspan ="2" | 60–80&nbsp;km/h
|-
| [[Expo 2020 (Dubai Metro)|Expo 2020]]
| 2016
| 2021
| 11 minutes
|-
| style="background: green;" |'''[[Green Line (Dubai Metro)|<span style="color:white;">Green Line</span>]]'''
| [[Etisalat (Dubai Metro)|E&]]
| [[Creek (Dubai Metro)|Creek]]
| 2006
| 2011
| 2014
| 22.5
| 20
| 39–40 minutes
| 60–90&nbsp;km/h
|-
| rowspan="2" style="background: blue;" |'''[[Blue Line (Dubai Metro)|<span style="color:white;">Blue Line</span>]]'''
| [[Creek (Dubai Metro)|Creek]]
| rowspan ="2" |Academic City
| rowspan ="2" | 2025
| rowspan ="2" | 2029
| rowspan ="2" |
| rowspan="2" | 30
| rowspan="2" | 14
|colspan ="2" rowspan ="2"|
|-
| [[Centrepoint (Dubai Metro)|Centrepoint]]
|-
|}
 
===Proposed===
In 2011, the RTA stated that there are no "immediate plans" to build the Blue and Purple lines "in the next five or six years". This is mainly because the planned area is empty and developing.<ref name="asc">{{Cite news |date=11 September 2011 |title=Blue and Purple Lines unlikely in next five years |url=http://www.arabiansupplychain.com/article-6476-blue-and-purple-lines-unlikely-in-next-five-years/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320203706/http://www.arabiansupplychain.com/article-6476-blue-and-purple-lines-unlikely-in-next-five-years/ |archive-date=20 March 2012 |access-date=13 September 2011 |publisher=Arabian Supply Chain}}</ref>
 
In 2013, the RTA laid out a three-phase plan to expand the existing lines and build new ones: extending the Green Line by 12 stations and {{convert|24|km}} to Academic City by 2020; expanding the overall system by 58 stations and {{convert|91|km}} by 2025 and completing expansion with a total of 69 stations and 221&nbsp;km over and above the present 47 stations and {{convert|70|km}} that are present as of January 2013.
* '''[[Purple Line (Dubai Metro)|Purple Line]]''': along [[E 44 road (United Arab Emirates)|Al Khail Road (E44)]]. The line will extend from the [[Al Maktoum International Airport]] to Muhaisnah, a locality near the border between Dubai and Sharjah.<ref name="dol">{{Cite web |date=11 March 2020 |title=Dubai Metro |url=http://www.dubai-online.com/transport/metro.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120713002126/http://www.dubai-online.com/transport/metro.htm |archive-date=13 July 2012 |access-date=1 August 2009 |website=Dubai Online}}</ref> There will be about eight stations, three with check-in facilities. However, The Dubai Airports Authority claimed that this was unfeasible as it did not pass through many localities. They however suggested opting for a "central terminal" similar to those in Europe where trains leave from inside the airport to the other airport with trains also leaving to the city. The RTA have taken this into consideration.{{Citation needed|date = June 2015}}
* '''Pink Line''': The Pink Line is planned to run east–west with a terminus at Al Sufouh and is scheduled for completion by 2030.<ref name="railwaygazette.com">[http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/urban/single-view/view/dubai-metro-expansion-plans.html Dubai metro expansion plans] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803074721/https://www.railwaygazette.com/news/urban/single-view/view/dubai-metro-expansion-plans.html |date=3 August 2020 }} ''Railway Gazette International'' 30 September 2014</ref>
* '''Gold Line''': Announced as the 'Yellow Line' in April 2008 and confirmed in January 2013 as the 'Gold Line'.<ref name="rt">{{Cite web |title=Blue and Purple Lines unlikely in next five years |url=http://www.railway-technology.com/projects/dubai-metro/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090727195134/http://www.railway-technology.com/projects/dubai-metro/ |archive-date=27 July 2009 |access-date=18 September 2011 |publisher=Railway-Technology.com}}</ref> One of the stations planned for the Gold Line is the Dubailand Station, west of Meydan.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Al Zarooni |first=Mustafa |date=17 January 2013 |title=Dubai Metro on expansion track |url=https://www.khaleejtimes.com/article/20130117/ARTICLE/301179903/1013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211025204257/https://www.khaleejtimes.com/article/20130117/ARTICLE/301179903/1013 |archive-date=25 October 2021 |access-date=27 May 2021 |work=Khaleej Times}}</ref> The Gold Line will connect [[Arabian Ranches]], Deira, and Dubai Marina and is scheduled to open by 2025.<ref name="railwaygazette.com" />
* '''Red Line Extension''': {{convert|15.5|km}} and six new stations, terminating at the border with [[Abu Dhabi (emirate)|Abu Dhabi]]. No dates for completion announced.<ref>{{Cite news |date=13 October 2009 |title=Dubai Metro Green Line set to start mid-2010 |url=http://www.arabianbusiness.com/570292-dubai-metro-green-line-set-to-start-mid-2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091016071816/http://www.arabianbusiness.com/570292-dubai-metro-green-line-set-to-start-mid-2010 |archive-date=16 October 2009 |access-date=13 October 2009 |work=Arabian Business}}</ref>
 
In 2014, the RTA approved the recent proposal of extending the Red Line from Al Rashidiya station to Mirdif City Center which will increase 3.5 kilometers with the new station. However, there is also a proposal to extend it further to Al Warqa'a which is currently being studied.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Shahbandari |first=Shafaat |date=13 September 2014 |title=Dubai Metro expansion latest: Red Line to Al Warqa'a |url=https://gulfnews.com/uae/transport/dubai-metro-expansion-latest-red-line-to-al-warqaa-1.1384564 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230607011607/https://gulfnews.com/uae/transport/dubai-metro-expansion-latest-red-line-to-al-warqaa-1.1384564 |archive-date=7 June 2023 |access-date=12 May 2019 |work=Gulf News}}</ref>
 
As of 2024, none of these extensions or proposed lines have been started or discussed and are currently indefinitely suspended until further notice.
 
On the Green Line, the RTA finalized the extension plan of 20.6 kilometers from Al Jaddaf to [[Dubai International Academic City|Academic City]] in 2014. The extension is due to go through [[Dubai Festival City|Festival City]], Lagoons, Ras Al Khor Industrial Area, International City, [[Dubai Silicon Oasis]], and [[Dubai Academic City]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Shahbandari |first=Shafaat |date=13 September 2014 |title=Dubai Metro expansion latest: Red Line to Al Warqa'a? |url=http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/dubai-metro-expansion-latest-red-line-to-al-warqa-a-1.1384564 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141011032854/http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/dubai-metro-expansion-latest-red-line-to-al-warqa-a-1.1384564 |archive-date=11 October 2014 |access-date=13 September 2014 |work=Gulf News}}</ref> This was later approved as the new Blue Line, which construction started in 2024 and is scheduled to open on 9 September 2029, to coincide with the 20 year anniversary of Dubai Metro.
 
In 2018, the engineering firm [[Aurecon]] produced a study into a 7.5&nbsp;km express metro line from [[Al Qiyadah (Dubai Metro)|Al Qiyadah]] station on the Green Line till Al Nahda-2 Stn ([[Sharjah Metro]]).<ref>{{Cite news |date=27 January 2018 |title=Here's what a Dubai–Sharjah metro link could mean |url=https://gulfnews.com/uae/transport/here-is-what-a-dubai-sharjah-metro-link-could-mean-1.2163673 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230607014734/https://gulfnews.com/uae/transport/here-is-what-a-dubai-sharjah-metro-link-could-mean-1.2163673 |archive-date=7 June 2023 |access-date=23 November 2020 |work=[[Gulf News]]}}</ref> The line would cost AED 3 billion, and could reduce traffic congestion between the two cities by up to 30%.
 
==Stations==
[[File:Metro Stop Financial Center Dubai UAE. (51974556128).jpg|thumb|[[Financial Centre (Dubai Metro)|Financial Centre Station]]]]
[[File:Oud Metha metro station interior 2013.jpg|thumb|Interior of [[Oud Metha (Dubai Metro)|Oud Metha Station]]]]
[[File:Metro Dubai 003.jpg|thumb|Interior of [[BurJuman (Dubai Metro)|Bur Juman Station]]]]
 
Architecture firm [[Aedas]] designed the metro's 45 stations, two depots, and the operational control centres.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2 December 2009 |title=Designers transfer Hong Kong know-how to Dubai's new metro |url=http://www.scmp.com/article/700011/designers-transfer-hong-kong-know-how-dubais-new-metro |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210721205431/https://www.scmp.com/article/700011/designers-transfer-hong-kong-know-how-dubais-new-metro |archive-date=21 July 2021 |access-date=5 May 2013 |publisher=scmp.com}}</ref> The [[Al Ghurair Investment]] group were the metro's builders.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Al Ghurair :: Metro Milestones |url=http://www.al-ghurair.com/en/its-about-commitment/metro-milestones/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141027070545/http://www.al-ghurair.com/en/its-about-commitment/metro-milestones/ |archive-date=27 October 2014}}</ref>
 
Dubai Metro is composed of at-grade (G) elevated Type 1, Type 2 and Type 3 (T1, T2 and T3, respectively) underground stations (U) and underground transfer station types (UT).{{citation needed|date=May 2021}} Type 1 is the regular at-grade concourse station, Type 2 is a regular elevated concourse station, and Type 3 is an elevated special track station with an extra track to hold a non-operational train. Underground transfer stations accommodate both the Red and Green lines for easy transfers.{{citation needed|date=May 2021}}<ref name="Dubai Metro Network" />
 
Besides these differences, there are five themes used in the interiors of the stations:<ref>{{Cite news |date=1 September 2009 |title=Dubai metro themes |url=http://gulfnews.com/news/uae/transport/dubai-metro-stations-reflect-nature-1.537834 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117014002/http://gulfnews.com/news/uae/transport/dubai-metro-stations-reflect-nature-1.537834 |archive-date=17 November 2015 |access-date=11 August 2015 |work=[[Gulf News]]}}</ref> The red line individually has 29 stations including the Interchange Stations between Green Line. The green line has 20 stations including the Interchange Stations between Red Line. Route 2020 (Connected with the Red Line from Jebel Ali) individually has 7 stations in total (including Jebel Ali; 6 without it).
 
Inside the stations will have air conditions from 24 to 21 Celsius.
 
# Heritage: Symbolizes the culture and history of the United Arab Emirates.
# Earth: Marks the start of the Dubai modern and urban drive, which resembles the force and durability of earth and soil.
# Air: Symbolizes the elation and joy that Dubai provides to residents and visitors.
# Fire: Symbolizes the energy, vigour and strong will displayed by Dubai leaders.
# Water: Symbolizes the human values which Dubai seeks to ensure in its modern achievements.
The Earth stations have a tan-brown colour effects; water has blue-white colour effects; fire has orange-red colour effects; and the air has green colour effects.<ref name="DURLARPM">Dubai Rapid Link Consortium – Approved Red Line Project Model dtd. 5 November 2006</ref><ref name="DURLAGPM">Dubai Rapid Link Consortium – Approved Green Line Project Model dtd. 19 November 2006</ref>
 
Officials have negotiated with international and local companies over [[naming rights]] for 23 stations on the two lines. This [[corporate branding]] is the first of its kind.<ref>{{Cite web |date=11 August 2008 |title=Is Advertising the New Indicator for Emerging Markets? |url=http://www.contrarianprofits.com/articles/is-advertising-the-new-indicator-for-emerging-markets/4474 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080814013050/http://www.contrarianprofits.com/articles/is-advertising-the-new-indicator-for-emerging-markets/4474 |archive-date=14 August 2008 |access-date=12 August 2008 |publisher=Contrarian Profits}}</ref> Some examples are: [[BurJuman (Dubai Metro)|BurJuman]], [[Burj Khalifa/Dubai Mall (Dubai Metro)|Burj Khalifa/Dubai Mall]], [[Mall of the Emirates (Dubai Metro)|Mall of the Emirates]], [[DAMAC Properties (Dubai Metro)|DAMAC Properties]] and [[UAE Exchange (Dubai Metro)|UAE Exchange]].
 
Each station has a bus route with drop-off zones to the metro station as well as taxi lay by's.<ref name=rt/>
 
===Parking===
The Dubai Metro has built three large multi-level car parking with an estimated capacity to accommodate more than 8,000 vehicles for the passengers where they can park their car and ride the metro.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Stations !! Line !! Spaces
|-
| Centrepoint (Rashidiya) Metro Station || style="background: red" | <span style="color:black;">Red Line </span> || 2700 cars
|-
| Life Pharmacy Metro Station || style="background: red" |<span style="color:black;">Red Line, Branch </span> || 3000 cars
|-
| e& Metro Station || style="background: green" | <span style="color:black;">Green Line </span> || 2300 cars
|-
| Jumeirah Golf Estates Metro Station || style="background: red" | <span style="color:black;">Red Line </span> || 400 cars
|}
The parking is free for the metro users.
 
===Handicap facilities===
All metro stations have elevators and contrasting [[Tactile paving|tactile guidance path]] to guide the visually impaired. There are also dedicated spaces for wheelchair users on all the trains. Handicapped passengers, also known as 'people of determination' in the UAE, can ride with any RTA service for free with a special, personalized [[Nol Card]].
 
===Safety===
Emergency stop buttons, intercoms and [[platform screen doors]] with corresponding flashing light signals are installed at every station for the safety of the passengers. Trains are equipped with emergency stop buttons, door release levers, intercoms and fire extinguishers. CCTV is operational throughout the entire network and in trains and police officers are regularly on patrol in the stations, especially during rush hours.
 
===Wi-Fi===
[[Wi-Fi]] connectivity is available across all trains and stations and is provided by [[du (company)|''du'']] which is in par with the Wi-Fi UAE program which provides Wi-Fi connectivity across major parts of UAE. Mobile phone coverage is available across the entire network of the metro. The metro itself has Wi-Fi connectivity inside for the commuters to access with two tiers of Internet access with the normal service being free whereas the premium service can be accessed by a nominal fee.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Leijen |first=Majorie van |date=13 July 2015 |title=Dubai Metro WiFi: All you need to know |url=http://www.emirates247.com/news/emirates/dubai-metro-wifi-all-you-need-to-know-2015-07-13-1.596632 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170327101359/http://www.emirates247.com/news/emirates/dubai-metro-wifi-all-you-need-to-know-2015-07-13-1.596632 |archive-date=27 March 2017 |access-date=8 June 2017}}</ref>
 
==Travelling==
[[File:Dubai Metro Gold Section.JPG|thumb|Dubai Metro Gold Class]]
[[File:DubaiMetro3.JPG|thumb|Interior of a train]]
 
The Dubai Transport is divided into 4 tiers (5 zones). The prices were slightly increased as of 11 November 2014.{{citation needed|date=May 2020}}<ref>{{Cite news |last=Shahbandari |first=Shafaat |date=5 November 2014 |title=RTA revises public transport tariff |url=https://gulfnews.com/uae/transport/rta-revises-public-transport-tariff-1.1408539 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231211134821/https://gulfnews.com/uae/transport/rta-revises-public-transport-tariff-1.1408539 |archive-date=11 December 2023 |access-date=9 August 2021 |work=Gulf News}}</ref> The cheapest ticket (not preloaded, and not in the "gold" class) with a distance not more than 3&nbsp;km cost 3 AED (about $0.82) – the equivalent of Tier 0, and most costly single trip (Tier 3, exceed 2 zones, and paper not preloaded ticket also{{clarify|date=May 2021}}) 7.5 AED (about $2.04) and was not increased from opening. Tier 1 is one zone trip, where the travel exceeds 3&nbsp;km, Tier 2 is neighbouring 2 zones travel. Also (excluding Gold class) using cards there is "no more paying" – a free rest of day travel if the cost exceeds 14 AED (about $3.81).<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 August 2011 |title=Dubai Metro-Dubai Metro Tickets |url=http://www.dubai-metro.me/dubai-metro-tickets/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Dubai public transport a popular ticket in 2017 |url=http://www.thenational.ae/uae/transport/dubai-public-transport-a-popular-ticket-in-2017 |work=[[The National (Abu Dhabi)|The National]] |___location=UAE}}</ref>
 
===Ticketing===
The Dubai Metro has a fixed fare based on three tiers and travelling under 3&nbsp;km costs 3 AED.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dubai Metro – Information, Route Map, Fare & Timings |url=https://themetrorailguy.com/metro-rail-systems/dubai-metro-information-stations-route-map-fare-prices-nol-pass-hours-timings/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200730044033/https://themetrorailguy.com/metro-rail-systems/dubai-metro-information-stations-route-map-fare-prices-nol-pass-hours-timings/ |archive-date=30 July 2020 |access-date=11 May 2020 |website=The Metro Rail Guy |language=en-US}}</ref> The tiers are:
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Tiers
|-
| text-align: "center" | <nowiki>Tier 1 |3 AED| Within 1 zone start and end in same zone</nowiki>
|-
| text-align: "center" | Tier 2 |5 AED| Starts in 1 zone and ends in neighboring zone
|-
| text-align: "center" | Tier 3 |10 AED| Crosses 3 or more zones
|}
 
The [[Nol Card]] are used by the passengers to check-in and check-out at the gates in their destination station. No other payment form (cash, credit card) can be used. The fare will be automatically deducted based on the number of zones traveled. Passengers will be allowed to check-in when their card has more than minimum credit required.
 
Children below the age of 5 years or less than 90&nbsp;cm and people with disabilities (personalized Nol Card required) will be eligible to travel the metro for free.
 
There is also a Nol Card available for students & seniors, and they can get a student & senior citizens' discount (usually half of the fare).
 
==Rolling stock==
[[File:5001 Dubai metro.jpg|thumb|Train #5001 is the first train to be operated on Dubai Metro.]]
[[File:UAE Dubai Marina img3 asv2018-01.jpg|thumb|Dubai Metro in [[Dubai Marina]].]]
[[File:Dubai Metro builders plate.jpg|thumb|Builders plate of the Kinki-Sharyo built trains]]
[[File:Dubai metro alstom.jpg|thumb|Train #5101 is the first Alstom made set for Dubai Metro.]]
Japanese manufacturer [[Kinki Sharyo]] built a total of 79 five-car trains (60 on the Red Line, nineteen on the Green Line) for the system.<ref name="firsttrain" /> Their fleet numbers are 5001 – 5079, and each train's cars are assigned a 3 digit number and a letter from A to E (The first car is assigned A; second is B; third is C; fourth is D; fifth is E: For example, train set 5001 consists of cars 101A, 101B, 101C, 101D and 101E). The trains are designed to carry 643 seated and standing passengers, and unusually for a mass transit system, the trains have three classes of accommodation: Gold Class ([[first class commuter travel|first class]]), the Women and Children only class, and the regular Silver Class (economy).<ref>{{Cite news |date=19 March 2007 |title=At a glance:Dubai Metro |url=http://archive.gulfnews.com/indepth/dubaimetro/puffs/mid_left/10112170.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080601042054/http://archive.gulfnews.com/indepth/dubaimetro/puffs/mid_left/10112170.html |archive-date=1 June 2008 |access-date=30 May 2008 |work=[[Gulf News]]}}</ref> The first train (Set 5001) was delivered to Dubai in March 2008.<ref name="firsttrain">[http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/single-view/view/10/first-dubai-metro-train-arrives.html First Dubai metro train arrives] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100104050442/http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/single-view/view/10/first-dubai-metro-train-arrives.html |date=4 January 2010 }}, ''[[Railway Gazette International]]'' 2008-03-14, retrieved 15 March 2008.</ref> The trains are [[Vehicular automation|driverless]], use [[third rail]] current collection. Trained wardens accompany passengers to help with emergencies.<ref>{{Cite news |date=16 April 2007 |title=Trained wardens will help people on Dubai Metro |url=http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?section=theuae&xfile=data/theuae/2007/april/theuae_april441.xml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141026200409/http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?section=theuae&xfile=data%2Ftheuae%2F2007%2Fapril%2Ftheuae_april441.xml |archive-date=26 October 2014 |access-date=19 March 2022 |work=[[Khaleej Times]]}}</ref> Four newer trains (Sets 5074, 5075, 5076, and 5077) are each painted with a different special livery, in which one of them (set 5077) representing the skyline of Dubai.<ref>{{Cite news |date=5 May 2015 |title=Metro trains in Dubai get artistic makeover in the Art Metro project |url=http://www.thenational.ae/arts-lifestyle/art/metro-trains-in-dubai-get-artistic-makeover-in-the-artmetro-project |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160614081538/http://www.thenational.ae/arts-lifestyle/art/metro-trains-in-dubai-get-artistic-makeover-in-the-artmetro-project |archive-date=14 June 2016 |access-date=25 June 2016 |work=[[The National (Abu Dhabi)|The National]]}}</ref> Set 5041 was painted with a special [[Museum of the Future]] livery and to mark the 15th anniversary of the Dubai Metro, another metro train (set 5002) was painted with a special [[LEGO]]-themed livery. However, these liveries (excluding set 5041) are currently removed.
 
50 new trains, the [[Alstom Metropolis]], were introduced in November 2018.<ref name="Gulf Business">{{Cite news |date=23 September 2018 |title=First of new Dubai Metro trains to arrive in November |url=http://gulfbusiness.com/first-new-dubai-metro-trains-arrive-november/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181103092117/http://gulfbusiness.com/first-new-dubai-metro-trains-arrive-november/ |archive-date=3 November 2018 |access-date=3 November 2018 |work=Gulf Business |language=en-US}}</ref> These trains have higher capacity, 696 passengers, up from 643 passenger on the current trains.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Staff Report |title=Photos: Dubai Metro to get first of new trains this year |url=https://www.khaleejtimes.com/news/transport/photos-dubai-metro-to-get-first-of-new-trains-this-year |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230422083358/https://www.khaleejtimes.com/news/transport/photos-dubai-metro-to-get-first-of-new-trains-this-year |archive-date=22 April 2023 |access-date=3 November 2018 |work=Khaleej Times}}</ref> This will increase passenger capacity by about 10%. The new trains have a refreshed interior with better air conditioning, digital maps, improved speed, brakes and doors.<ref name="Gulf Business" /> Out of these 50 trains, all 50 are running on the Red and Green Lines (mostly the Green Line). The fleet numbers of the new Alstom trains are 5101 – 5150, and similar to the original Kinki Sharyo trains, each train's cars also are assigned a 3 digit number and a letter from A to E (for example, set 5122 consists of cars 222A, 222B, 222C, 222D and 222E).
 
==Culture==
 
===Music Festival===
Brand Dubai collaborated with [[Roads & Transport Authority (Dubai)|Roads & Transport Authority]] in March 2019 to launch the "Dubai Metro Music Festival", there was no festival in 2020 and 2021 because of [[COVID-19]]. It is held from 14 to 20 Sha'aban every year. Held across red line stations.
 
{|class="wikitable source"
|-
! Year
! Stations !! Dates !! Timings !! Musicians !! Nationalities !! Instruments
|-
| 2019
| [[Union (Dubai Metro)|Union]], [[BurJuman (Dubai Metro)|BurJuman]], [[Burj Khalifa/Dubai Mall (Dubai Metro)|Burj Khalifa / Dubai Mall]], [[Mall of the Emirates (Dubai Metro)|Mall of the Emirates]], [[DMCC (Dubai Metro)|DMCC]] || 17–23 March 2019 || 6am-12pm, 4pm-9pm (Union, BurJuman, Mall of the Emirates and DMCC), 12-4pm (Burj Khalifa / Dubai Mall) || Aksana Laukava, Vineet Panchal, PorcaPizza|| [[Belarus]], [[India]], [[Italy]]|| [[Saxophone]], [[Tabla]], [[One Man Band|Recycled One Man Band]]
|-
| 2020
| None because of [[COVID-19]] || || || || ||
|-
| 2021
| None because of [[COVID-19]] || || || || ||
|-
| 2022
| [[Union (Dubai Metro)|Union]], [[BurJuman (Dubai Metro)|BurJuman]], [[Mall of the Emirates (Dubai Metro)|Mall of the Emirates]], [[Jabal Ali (Dubai Metro)|Jabal Ali]], [[Expo 2020 (Dubai Metro)|Expo 2020]] || 16–22 March 2022 || 4-10pm || Inass Halal, Christophe Servas, Al Taj, Jose Luis Torres || [[Syria]], [[France]], [[Egypt]], [[Ecuador]] || [[Percussion]], [[Flute|Flute and Recycled Instruments]], [[Flute|Flute Beatbox]], [[One Man Band]]
|-
| 2023
| [[Union (Dubai Metro)|Union]], [[BurJuman (Dubai Metro)|BurJuman]], [[Financial Centre (Dubai Metro)|Financial Centre]], [[Mall of the Emirates (Dubai Metro)|Mall of the Emirates]], [[Sobha Realty (Dubai Metro)|Sobha Realty]] || 6–12 March 2023 || 4-10pm || John Buttigieg, Anetta Morozova, Isabelle Clarençon || [[Australia]], [[Russia]], [[France]] || [[Guitar]], [[Flute]], [[DJ]] and [[Piano]]
|-
| 2024
| | [[Union (Dubai Metro)|Union]], [[BurJuman (Dubai Metro)|BurJuman]], [[Burj Khalifa/Dubai Mall (Dubai Metro)|Burj Khalifa / Dubai Mall]], [[Mall of the Emirates (Dubai Metro)|Mall of the Emirates]], [[DMCC (Dubai Metro)|DMCC]] || 21–27 September 2024 || 5-10pm || || ||
|}
 
===Guinness World Record===
On 1 November 2018, as part of the RTA's Public Transport Day, the longest diverse human chain of hand was formed in a Dubai metro train at [[Etisalat (Dubai Metro)|Etisalat station]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Saseendran |first=Sajila |date=1 November 2018 |title=Watch: Dubai Metro users set record for most diverse human chain |url=https://gulfnews.com/news/uae/transport/watch-dubai-metro-users-set-record-for-most-diverse-human-chain-1.2296500 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181103013847/https://gulfnews.com/news/uae/transport/watch-dubai-metro-users-set-record-for-most-diverse-human-chain-1.2296500 |archive-date=3 November 2018 |access-date=3 November 2018 |work=Gulf News}}</ref> The record was acknowledged by [[Guinness World Records]]. The chain was formed by people from 96 countries around the whole world. Previously this record was with Norway, where 75 nations made a diverse human chain.<ref name=":0" />
 
=== Dubai Metro Museum ===
[[Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum|Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum]], Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, gave his directions to transform Dubai Metro stations into art museums under the supervision of [[Dubai Culture|Dubai Culture and Arts Authority]]. The project was announced in early April 2014 and aims to display contemporary and modern art.<ref>{{Cite web |date=17 March 2014 |title=Dubai Metro stations to be art museums |url=http://www.emirates247.com/news/government/dubai-metro-stations-to-be-art-museums-2014-03-17-1.541968 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803052852/https://www.emirates247.com/news/government/dubai-metro-stations-to-be-art-museums-2014-03-17-1.541968 |archive-date=3 August 2020 |access-date=15 June 2015}}</ref>
 
==Incidents and accidents==
* {{Timeline-event |date={{Start date|2009|09|10|df=y}} |event= one metro train broke down and passengers were stranded for two hours before being picked up by a second train.}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gulfnews.com |url=http://www.gulfnews.com/nation/Traffic_and_Transport/10347785.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090912103025/http://www.gulfnews.com/nation/Traffic_and_Transport/10347785.html |archive-date=12 September 2009}}</ref>
* {{Timeline-event |date={{Start date|2010|02|28|df=y}} |event= Thousands of commuters were affected after part of Dubai Metro's Red Line was closed after a small fire on the track. A section of the Red Line between Al Jafiliya Station near Za'abeel Park and Terminal 3 Station was shut at around 7&nbsp;pm and remained closed until Monday morning. Trains were evacuated at Burjuman (formerly Khalid Bin Al Waleed), Union Station and Al Rigga Station. A Dubai Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) spokesman confirmed there was smoke on the underground track between Union and Burjuman Station. However, RTA officials remained tight-lipped about what had caused the incident.}}<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ahmed |first=Ashfaq |date=2 March 2010 |title=Fire breaks out on Metro track |url=http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/emergencies/fire-breaks-out-on-metro-track-1.590600 |work=Gulf News}}</ref>
* {{Timeline-event |date={{Start date|2011|12|25|df=y}} |event= Passengers reported that some trains stalling and others moving 'at snail's pace' due to technical problems. The RTA confirmed that both the Red and Green lines of the metro were running slow, in both directions, due to "some technical issues".}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Staff |date=25 December 2011 |title=Technical snag forces Dubai Metro to go slow |url=http://www.emirates247.com/news/emirates/technical-snag-forces-dubai-metro-to-go-slow-2011-12-25-1.434393 |website=Emirates 24-7}}</ref>
* {{Timeline-event |date={{Start date|2012|12|03|df=y}} |event= The Dubai Metro saw its first death when a man committed suicide by lying down on the metro tracks and was run over by the automated train.}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=5 December 2012 |title=Man killed on Dubai Metro in apparent suicide, say police |url=http://www.thenational.ae/news/uae-news/man-killed-on-dubai-metro-in-apparent-suicide-say-police |access-date=22 January 2013 |publisher=The National}}</ref>
* {{Timeline-event |date={{Start date|2014|08|12|df=y}} |event= Commuters on a segment of the Dubai Metro's Red Line were stranded after a train (registered 5075) stopped between Al Karama and Al Jafiliya stations during peak hours following a technical snag at around 7&nbsp;pm. According to a Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) official, the train on the Red Line experienced an electrical failure, causing the metro to stall operations between the Union and Business Bay metro stations leaving 2000 passengers stranded. The Green Line operated as usual. The passengers stranded in the train broke the emergency door using the hammer and opened the door as there was no air conditioning available and walked to Al Karama Metro Station by walking on the viaduct. Two hours later, the Metro services were fully restored.}}<ref>{{Cite news |last=Shahbandari |first=Shafaat |date=12 August 2014 |title=Dubai Metro stops between stations, passengers stranded |url=http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/traffic-transport/dubai-metro-stops-between-stations-passengers-stranded-1.1371375 |work=[[Gulf News]]}}</ref>
* {{Timeline-event |date={{Start date|2014|10|29|df=y}} |event=Commuters on the Dubai Metro were stranded at stations due to trains between Business Bay station and Nakheel station stopped operating in both directions due to a technical glitch. The systems were fully restored one hour later.}}<ref>{{Cite news |last=Staff Report |title=Dubai Metro's Red Line 'back to normal' after glitch |url=http://khaleejtimes.com/kt-article-display-1.asp?xfile=data%2Ftransport%2F2014%2FOctober%2Ftransport_October25.xml&section=transport |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141029211153/http://khaleejtimes.com/kt-article-display-1.asp?xfile=data%2Ftransport%2F2014%2FOctober%2Ftransport_October25.xml&section=transport |archive-date=29 October 2014 |access-date=29 October 2014 |work=[[Khaleej Times]]}}</ref>
* 3 April 2016: Passengers were left stranded during evening rush hour after a technical snag delayed train services on the Red Line. Systems were restored in 30 minutes.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Maceda |first=Cleofe |date=3 April 2016 |title=Passengers stranded at Dubai Metro station |url=http://gulfnews.com/news/uae/emergencies/passengers-stranded-at-dubai-metro-station-1.1703363 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160403222430/http://gulfnews.com/news/uae/emergencies/passengers-stranded-at-dubai-metro-station-1.1703363 |archive-date=3 April 2016 |access-date=4 April 2016 |work=Gulf News}}</ref>
* 24 August 2017: A man commits suicide in Noor Bank Metro Station. The station was shut down for one hour following the incident.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Achkhanian |first=Mary |date=23 August 2017 |title=Man reportedly dies at Dubai Metro station |url=http://gulfnews.com/news/uae/emergencies/man-reportedly-dies-at-dubai-metro-station-1.2078903 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107222513/http://gulfnews.com/news/uae/emergencies/man-reportedly-dies-at-dubai-metro-station-1.2078903 |archive-date=7 November 2017 |access-date=7 November 2017 |work=[[Gulf News]]}}</ref>
* 6 November 2017: Passengers commuting on the Red Line were left stranded after a technical glitch caused train services to temporarily stall specifically near Jumeirah Lakes Towers (now DMCC) and UAE Exchange stations. Services returned to normal at 12:32 PM.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Al Serkal |first=Mariam M. |last2=Shahbandari |first2=Shafaat |date=6 November 2017 |title=Dubai Metro service interrupted during Monday morning rush hour |url=http://gulfnews.com/news/uae/transport/dubai-metro-service-interrupted-during-monday-morning-rush-hour-1.2119364 |newspaper=Gulf News}}</ref>
* 16 April 2024: Excessive [[2024 Persian Gulf floods|flooding]] caused by heavy rain forced the closure of several metro stations, including Onpassive, Equiti, Mashreq, and Energy stations for several weeks. However, stations on Route 2020 stayed open.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sircar |first=Nandini |date=19 December 2024 |title='We are prepared': Dubai Metro now flood-proof with new measures, says top official |url=https://www.khaleejtimes.com/uae/transport/we-are-prepared-dubai-metro-now-flood-proof-with-new-measures-says-top-official |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241219142708/https://www.khaleejtimes.com/uae/transport/we-are-prepared-dubai-metro-now-flood-proof-with-new-measures-says-top-official |archive-date=19 December 2024 |access-date=22 December 2024 |publisher=Khaleej Times}}</ref>
 
==See also==
* [[Nol Card]]
* [[List of rapid transit systems]]
* [[Dubai Tram]]
* [[Transportation in Dubai]]
 
==References==
{{reflist}}
 
==External links==
{{commons category|Dubai Metro}}
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9RM6g2vaDU Tour of the Dubai Metro – lines and principle stations] on [[YouTube]]
* [https://dubaimetromap.com/dubai-metro-timings// Dubai Metro Timings]
* [https://unionmetrostation.com/dubai-metro-map// Union Metro Station]
 
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