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Dubai Metro
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Key facts
- Native name
- مترو دبي
- Owner
- Roads & Transport Authority
- Locale
- Dubai , United Arab Emirates
- Transit type
- Rapid transit
- Number of lines
- 2 (3 in 2029)
- Daily ridership
- 755,000 (2024)
- Annual ridership
- 294,700,000 (2025)
- Headquarters
- Al Garhoud , Dubai
- Website
- www .rta .ae
- Began operation
- 9 September 2009 ; 16 years ago ( 9 September 2009 )
- Operator s
- Keolis , Mitsubishi Heavy Industries , Mitsubishi Corporation
- System length
- 89.6 km (55.7 mi)
- Track gauge
- 1,435 mm ( 4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in ) standard gauge
- Electrification
- 750 V DC third rail
- Top speed
- 95 km/h (59 mph)
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Encyclopedic overview
The Dubai Metro (Arabic: 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 and the Green Line. A third line, the Blue Line, is scheduled to open in 2029. A fourth line, the Gold Line, was announced on 22 April 2026, and is scheduled to open in 2032.
Dubai Metro was the first rapid transit train network in the Arabian Peninsula and the Gulf Cooperation Council. It began operations on 9 September 2009. The metro runs underground in the city centre and on elevated viaducts elsewhere. All trains are fully automated and driverless. Both the trains and stations are temperature controlled and have platform edge doors. Dubai Metro has a total length of 89.6 kilometres (56 mi) and 55 stations, 35 on the Red Line and 15 on the Green Line.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Dubai Metro” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.