Red Line (Dubai Metro)
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Stations | 35 (including branch) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Type | Rapid transit | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
System | Dubai Metro | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operator(s) | Keolis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opened | 9 September 2009 | (limited)|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Technical | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Line length | 67 kilometers (42 mi) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number of tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Electrification | Third rail | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating speed | 95 km/h (59 mph) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Red Line is one of the two lines of the
There are two transfer stations with the
Additionally, DMCC and Sobha Realty have connections to the Dubai Tram at Jumeirah Lake Towers and Dubai Marina respectively.
History
The first section was inaugurated on 9 September 2009 with ten stations opened.[3] Construction was declared complete on 28 April 2010 with an additional 16 stations opened during 2010.
In 2010, the Red Line carried a total of 38.888 million passengers with a daily average of about 149,000 people, according to the RTA Statistics Office.[4] In 2013, the Red Line handled a total of over 88 million passengers and the daily average was about 243,000 people.[citation needed]
Three additional stations were added between 2011 and 2013, making a total of 29 stations spanning 52.1 km (32.4 mi). The line was the world's longest single metro line to use
Route 2020
As part of the Expo 2020 development in Dubai, an extension of the Red Line named Route 2020[5] announced in December 2015 and originally due to be completed mid-2019. The extension project created a new section of the line from Jabal Ali to the Expo 2020 site, near Al Maktoum International Airport.[6]
Construction of the Route 2020 line started in 2016 by the ExpoLink Consortium, comprising
The extension was partially opened on 1 January 2021, with trains running a shuttle service between Jabal Ali and Al Furjan.[13] The section from Al Furjan to Expo 2020 was opened on 1 June 2021, allowing the extension to be fully operational, as well as the transfer of the main Red Line route from UAE Exchange to Expo 2020. The section from Jabal Ali to UAE Exchange now runs as a shuttle service, with passengers from Centrepoint needing to change at Jabal Ali for stations to UAE Exchange.
The travel time between
Route
As of 2021, the Red Line had 31 stations on the main line, and an additional 4 stations on the branch. The line is 52.1 km (32.4 mi) long, with 4.7 km (2.9 mi) underground.[citation needed]
170 feeder buses are provided by the RTA for commuters to commute to stations on the line are also in operation, as of 15 October 2010.[citation needed]
Branch | Code | Station Name | Opening date | Connections | Layout | |||
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Main | Branch | English | Arabic | |||||
● | 11 | Centrepoint | سنتربوينت | 9 September 2009 | Interchange with Blue Line | Elevated | ||
● | 12 | Emirates | طيران الإمارات | 30 April 2010 | Elevated | |||
● | 13 | Airport Terminal 3 | المطار- مبنى رقم 3 | 9 September 2009 | DXB Terminal 3 | Elevated | ||
● | 14 | Airport Terminal 1 | المطار- مبنى رقم 1 | 30 April 2010 | DXB Terminal 1 | Elevated | ||
● | 15 | GGICO | جي جي كو | 15 May 2010 | Elevated | |||
● | 16 | City Centre Deira |
سيتي سنتر ديرة | 9 September 2009 | Underground | |||
● | 17 | Al Rigga | الرقة | Underground | ||||
● | 18 | Union | الاتحاد | Interchange with Green Line. | Underground | |||
● | 19 | BurJuman | برجمان | Interchange with Green Line. | Underground | |||
● | 20 | ADCB | بنك أبوظبي التجاري | 30 April 2010 | Elevated | |||
● | 21 | Max | ماكس | 9 September 2009 | Elevated | |||
● | 22 | World Trade Centre | المركز التجاري العالمي | 15 May 2010 | Elevated | |||
● | 23 | Emirates Towers | أبراج الإمارات | 30 April 2010 | Museum of the Future | Elevated | ||
● | 24 | Financial Centre | المركز المالي | 9 September 2009 | Elevated | |||
● | 25 | Burj Khalifa/Dubai Mall | دبي مول / برج خليفة | 4 January 2010 | Dubai Mall | Elevated | ||
● | 26 | Business Bay | الخليج التجاري | 15 October 2010 | Elevated | |||
● | 29 | Onpassive | الصفا | 15 May 2010 | Elevated | |||
● | 31 | Equiti | اكويتي | 15 October 2010 | Elevated | |||
● | 32 | Mall of the Emirates | مول الإمارات | 9 September 2009 | Mall of the Emirates | Elevated | ||
● | 33 | Mashreq | المشرق | 15 October 2010 | Elevated | |||
● | 34 | Dubai Internet City | مدينة دبي للانترنت | 30 April 2010 | Elevated | |||
● | 35 | Al Khail | الخيل | 15 October 2010 | Elevated | |||
● | 36 | Sobha Realty |
شوبا العقارية | 30 April 2010 | Interchange with Dubai Tram. | Elevated | ||
● | 37 | DMCC | أبراج بحيرات جميرا | 15 October 2010 | Interchange with Dubai Tram. | Elevated | ||
● | ● | 38 | Jabal Ali | جبل علي | 9 September 2009 | Interchange with Branch Line from Jabal Ali to UAE Exchange. | Elevated | |
● | 39 | Ibn Battuta | ابن بطوطة | 30 April 2010 | Ibn Battuta Bus Station | Elevated | ||
● | 40 | Energy | الطاقة | 30 September 2013 | Elevated | |||
● | 41 | Danube | دانوب | 12 December 2012 | Elevated | |||
● | 42 | UAE Exchange | الإمارات العربية المتحدة للصرافة | 11 March 2011 | At Grade | |||
● | 70 | The Gardens | الحدائق | 1 January 2021 | Elevated | |||
● | 71 | Discovery Gardens | ديسكفري جاردنز | Elevated | ||||
● | 72 | Al Furjan | الفرجان | Elevated | ||||
● | 73 | Jumeirah Golf Estates | عقارات جميرا للجولف | 1 September 2021 | Underground | |||
● | 74 | Dubai Investment Park | مجمع دبي للاستثمار | 1 June 2021 | Underground | |||
● | 76 | Expo City |
مدينة اكسبو | Expo City, Expo Mall | Elevated |
Services
The entire journey time on the Red Line is approximately 74 minutes, travelling at a maximum speed of 110 kilometres per hour (68 mph), with 20–30 seconds stopping time at each station. The average time between stations on the Red Line is 60–90 seconds.[citation needed] The RTA operates 27 trains in the morning peak hours and 29 trains in the evening peak hours with the interval between train services ranging from 6 to 8 minutes in the morning peak period, and from 5 to 6 minutes in the evening peak period.[citation needed]
Commercial station branding naming
The Dubai Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has benefited significantly from businesses along the routes of the Red and Green lines sponsoring nearby stations. The naming initiative has so far generated over Dh2 billion in revenue for the RTA. On average, each station has brought in Dh90-100 million.[citation needed]
On 13 May 2010, it was announced that Al Quoz station, which opened on 15 May, would be named
Current station name | Date | Previous station name(s) | Date of change |
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Centrepoint | 4 August 2021[16] | Rashidiya | |
BurJuman | 12 December 2012[17] | Khalid bin Al Waleed | |
ADCB | 15 September 2014[18] | Al Karama | |
Max | 4 August 2021[16] | Al Jafiliya | |
Onpassive | 11 January 2023[19] | Al Quoz | |
Noor Islamic Bank | |||
Noor Bank | |||
Al Safa | 30 November 2020[20] | ||
Equiti | 18 April 2022[21] | First Gulf Bank | |
First Abu Dhabi Bank | |||
Umm Al Sheif | 25 November 2020[22] | ||
Mashreq | 18 May 2020[23] | Sharaf DG | |
Al Khail | 25 November 2020[22] | Nakheel | |
Sobha Realty | 9 August 2021[24] | Dubai Marina | |
DAMAC Properties | |||
Dubai Marina | 25 November 2020[22] | ||
DMCC | 13 August 2018[25] | Jumeirah Lakes Towers | |
Jabal Ali | 18 May 2020[23] | Nakheel Harbour & Towers | |
Danube | 12 November 2012 | Jebel Ali Industrial | |
UAE Exchange | 28 June 2015[26] | Jebel Ali |
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