Dubai Metro: Project Information, Tenders, Routes and Updates

• Project Name: Dubai Metro Rail Project
• Operator: Serco Group
• Owner: Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), United Arab Emirates (UAE)
• Project Type: Mass Rapid Transit System (MRTS)
• Project Cost: AED 28 billion (US$7.8 billion)
• Status: Operational - September 9, 2009

Key Summary

Dubai Metro Rail Network (Phase I)

Red Line:  Rashidiya - UAE Exchange

• Route Length: 52.1 km
• Stations: 29 Stations
• Stations: Rashidiya, Emirates, Airport Terminal 3, Airport Terminal 1, GGICO formerly Al Garhoud, Deira City Centre, Al Rigga, Union, BurJuman formerly Khalid Bin Al Waleed, ADCB formerly Al Karama, Al Jaffliya, World Trade Centre, Emirates Towers, Financial Centre, Burj Khalifa/Dubai Mall, Business Bay, Noor Bank formerly Noor Islamic Back / Al Quoz, First Abu Dhabi Bank formerly First Gulf Bank, Mall of the Emirates, Sharaf DG, Dubai Internet City, Nakheel, DAMAC Properties formerly Dubai Marina, DMCC formerly Jumeirah Lakes Towers, Nakheel Harbour & Tower, Ibn Battuta, Energy, Danube (formerly Jebel Ali Industrial), UAE Exchange (formerly Jebel Ali).
• Depot: Rashidiya

Green Line: Etisalat - Creek

• Route Length: 22.5 km
• Stations: 20 Stations (12 elevated & 8 underground)
• Stations: Etisalat, Al Qusais, Dubai Airport Free Zone, Al Nahda, Stadium, Al Qiyadah, Abu Hail, Abu Baker Al Siddique, Salah Al-Din, Union, Baniyas Square, Palm Deira, Al Ras, Al Ghubaiba, Al Fahidi, BurJuman formerly Khalid Bin Al Waleed, Oud Metha, Dubai Healthcare City, Al Jadaf, Creek.
• Depot: Etisalat

Phase II

Route 2020: Nakheel Harbour and Tower station - Expo 2020

• Route Length: 15 km
• Stations: 7 Stations (5 elevated & 2 underground)
• Project Cost: AED 10.6 billion (US$ 2.45 billion)
• Status: Under Construction

Purple Line: Dubai International Airport - Al Maktoum International Airport

• Route Length: 49 km
• Stations: 8 Stations
• Project Cost: US$ 2.735 billion
• Status: Proposed

Major Contract Awarded

• Dubai Rail Link (DURL) consortium: General Consultancy
• Systra-Parsons Corporation JV: Project Management Service
• Kinki Sharyo: Supply of Rolling Stock (79, five-car trainsets)
• Serco Group: Operation and Maintenance

Dubai Metro Route Map