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Dubai rail network · status at 8 November 2026

The Dubai Metro, now and next.

Two metro lines and a tram run today. The Blue Line is being built for September 2029, the underground Gold Line is approved for September 2032, and a metro link between the city's two airports is in design. Below: every line and station, the dates that matter, and what the new lines change for the neighbourhoods they reach.

≈90 km
Red and Green Lines today · 55 stations
+30 km
Blue Line · 14 stations · Sep 2029
+42 km
Gold Line · 18 stations · Sep 2032
≈55 km
Airport Express · 5 stations · in design
≈162 km
Metro once the Blue and Gold Lines open
Drawing the network…

Tick lines and places on or off; zoom in for station, road and community names; hover or tap a station for its lines and former names. Your choices and map position stay in this browser only. Coastline, roads, land use, community boundaries and the operating and under-construction lines come from OpenStreetMap. Gold Line sites follow Time Out Dubai’s reading of RTA’s 2032 map, and the Airport Express route is indicative — both are drawn dashed or dotted, and approximate stations carry a dashed ring.

Timeline

From 2009 to 2032.

  1. 9 Sep 2009DoneThe Red Line opens with ten stations; the rest follow over the next two years.
  2. 9 Sep 2011DoneThe Green Line opens. Al Jadaf and Creek follow on 1 March 2014.
  3. 11 Nov 2014DoneDubai Tram opens along Al Sufouh Road and Dubai Marina, meeting the Red Line at two stations.
  4. 1 Jan 2021DoneRoute 2020 opens as a shuttle to Al Furjan, reaching Expo 2020 on 1 June 2021 — seven stations, 15 km.
  5. 24 Nov 2023DoneThe Blue Line is approved: 30 km, 14 stations, an AED 18bn investment.
  6. 19 Dec 2024DoneRTA awards the AED 20.5bn build contract to MAPA, Limak and CRRC.
  7. Jun 2025DoneGround is broken on the Blue Line; 10% complete by November.
  8. 22 Apr 2026ApprovedThe Gold Line is announced: 42 km, 18 stations, fully underground, AED 34bn.
  9. 2026StudySix consultancies bid to study and design the DXB–DWC Airport Express.
  10. 7 Sep 2026DoneOnpassive station becomes Garmin under a ten-year naming deal.
  11. Sep 2026Under wayThe Blue Line is about 26% built; RTA's target is 30% by year end.
  12. 30 Sep 2026DoneEtihad Rail opens Al Yalayis, its first Dubai passenger station, beside Jumeirah Golf Estates metro.
  13. 9 Sep 2029Under wayThe Blue Line opens: Creek to Academic City and Centrepoint to International City.
  14. 9 Sep 2032ApprovedThe Gold Line opens, Al Ghubaiba to Jumeirah Golf Estates.
  15. Not setStudyThe Airport Express remains in design study, with no date announced.

Lines and stations

Every line, end to end.

Interchanges carry an Ink ring and the line you can change to. Several Red Line stations are named for sponsors; the earlier name is shown in brackets.

Operating

Red Line

Operating since 9 September 2009 · Route 2020 branch since 2021

≈67 km
length
35
stations
2009
opened

Main line: Centrepoint → Life Pharmacy

  1. Centrepoint(Rashidiya)Blue Line· 2029
  2. Emirates
  3. Airport Terminal 3Airport Express· planned
  4. Airport Terminal 1
  5. Al Garhoud(GGICO)
  6. Deira City Centre
  7. Al Rigga
  8. UnionGreen Line
  9. BurJuman(Khalid Bin Al Waleed)Green Line
  10. ADCB(Al Karama)
  11. max(Al Jafiliya)
  12. World Trade Centre
  13. Emirates Towers
  14. Financial Centre
  15. Burj Khalifa / Dubai Mall
  16. Business BayGold Line· 2032Airport Express· planned branch
  17. Garmin(Onpassive)Renamed September 2026; signage changes through November
  18. Equiti(First Abu Dhabi Bank)
  19. Mall of the Emirates
  20. InsuranceMarket(Sharaf DG)
  21. Dubai Internet City
  22. Al Fardan Exchange(Nakheel)Airport Express· proposed spur
  23. Sobha Realty(Dubai Marina)Dubai Tram
  24. DMCC(Jumeirah Lakes Towers)Dubai Tram
  25. National Paints(Jabal Ali)Where the two Red Line branches divide
  26. Ibn Battuta
  27. Energy
  28. Danube(Jebel Ali Industrial)
  29. Life Pharmacy(UAE Exchange)

Route 2020 branch: National Paints → Expo City Dubai

  1. The Gardens
  2. Discovery Gardens
  3. Al Furjan
  4. Jumeirah Golf EstatesEtihad Rail· Al YalayisGold Line· 2032
  5. Dubai Investment Park
  6. Expo City Dubai(Expo 2020)

Trains run from Centrepoint to either Life Pharmacy or Expo City Dubai, dividing at National Paints. Several stations carry sponsors' names; earlier names are shown where people still use them.

Operating

Green Line

Operating since 9 September 2011 · Al Jadaf and Creek since March 2014

22.5 km
length
20
stations
2011
opened

e& → Creek

  1. e&(Etisalat)
  2. Al Qusais
  3. Dubai Airport Free ZoneShuttle to DXB Terminal 2
  4. Al Nahda
  5. Stadium
  6. Al Qiyadah
  7. Abu Hail
  8. Abu Baker Al Siddique
  9. Salah Al Din
  10. UnionRed Line
  11. Baniyas Square
  12. Gold Souq
  13. Al Ras
  14. Al GhubaibaGold Line· 2032
  15. Sharaf DG(Al Fahidi)
  16. BurJumanRed Line
  17. Oud Metha
  18. Dubai Healthcare City
  19. Al Jadaf
  20. CreekBlue Line· 2029

Changes for the Red Line at Union and BurJuman.

Operating

Dubai Tram

Operating since 11 November 2014

≈11 km
length
11
stops
2014
opened

Al Sufouh → Dubai Marina loop

  1. Al Sufouh
  2. Knowledge Village
  3. Dubai Media City
  4. Palm JumeirahFor the Palm Monorail
  5. Mina Seyahi
  6. Marina Towers
  7. Dubai MarinaRed Line· Sobha Realty
  8. Jumeirah Beach Residence 1
  9. Jumeirah Beach Residence 2
  10. Jumeirah Lakes TowersRed Line· DMCC
  11. Dubai Marina Mall

Under construction

Blue Line

Under construction · opens 9 September 2029 · about 26% built (September 2026)

30 km
length
14
stations (12 named)
AED 20.5bn
build contract

Creek branch: Creek → Academic City

  1. CreekGreen LineExisting Green Line station, Al Jaddaf
  2. Dubai Festival City
  3. Dubai Creek HarbourEmaar Properties station at the planned Dubai Square — 74 m, set to be the world's tallest metro station
  4. Ras Al KhorBy the Dubai Car Market and the wildlife sanctuary
  5. International City 1Blue Line· Centrepoint branchWhere the two branches meet
  6. International City 2
  7. Dubai Silicon Oasis
  8. Academic CityTerminus; depot beyond at Al Ruwayyah 3

Centrepoint branch: Centrepoint → International City 1

  1. CentrepointRed LineExisting Red Line station, Al Rashidiya
  2. City Centre Mirdif
  3. Al Warqa'a
  4. Dragon Mart
  5. International City 1Blue Line· Creek branch

15.5 km of the line runs underground (5 stations) and 14.5 km elevated (9 stations). Creek to Academic City is about 25 minutes; Centrepoint to Academic City about 17. RTA expects around 320,000 riders a day by 2040. Built by MAPA, Limak and CRRC. RTA counts 14 stations; the 12 listed are the ones named and mapped so far, and the remaining two sites have not been confirmed.

Approved

Gold Line

Announced 22 April 2026 · opens 9 September 2032

42 km
length
18
stations
AED 34bn
cost

Al Ghubaiba → Jumeirah Golf Estates (approximate sites)

  1. Al GhubaibaGreen LineExisting Green Line station
  2. Al Mina StreetFor Etihad Museum and Port Rashid
  3. Al SatwaBy Satwa bus station
  4. Al Satwa Road
  5. City WalkFor Coca-Cola Arena
  6. Business BayRed LineExisting Red Line station
  7. Burj Khalifa RoadA second Downtown stop
  8. District One North
  9. District One
  10. Nad Al Sheba
  11. Dubai Hills
  12. Global Village
  13. MeydanEtihad Rail· plannedWith a future Etihad Rail passenger station
  14. Hadaeq Mohammed Bin Rashid
  15. Dubai Miracle Garden
  16. Jumeirah Village Circle
  17. Dubai Production CityBy City Centre Me'aisem
  18. Jumeirah Golf EstatesRed LineEtihad RailExisting Red Line station; Al Yalayis Etihad Rail alongside

Fully underground, up to 40 m deep. RTA expects about 465,000 riders a day by 2040, serving around 1.5 million residents and 55 major developments. RTA has shown the route on its 2032 network map but not the exact station sites: the order here follows Time Out Dubai's reading of that map (15 September 2026), so positions on our map are approximate.

Design study

Airport Express

Design study under way · no opening date

≈55 km
length
5
stations
—
no date set

DXB → Al Maktoum International (indicative)

  1. Dubai International (DXB)Red LineFrom the existing Red Line station
  2. Al Jaddaf
  3. Business BayOn a proposed branch
  4. Jumeirah Village CircleProposed spur on to Al Fardan Exchange
  5. Al Maktoum International (DWC)

Six consultancies bid in 2026 for the study and design; no consultant, budget or construction date has been announced. The route follows Al Khail Road between Al Jaddaf and JVC. RTA has not given the line a colour — this one is ours.

Operating

Etihad Rail

Al Yalayis open since 30 September 2026 · more Dubai stations planned

1
Dubai station open
3
planned in Dubai
≈1 hr
to Abu Dhabi (MBZ City)

Passenger stations in Dubai

  1. Al YalayisRed LineOpen — footbridge to Jumeirah Golf Estates metro
  2. MeydanGold Line· 2032Planned; Gold Line interchange
  3. Al JaddafPlanned · position approximate
  4. Al Maktoum InternationalPlanned · position approximate

What it means for neighbourhoods

Where the new lines change daily life.

2029: the Blue Line reaches the east

Dubai Creek Harbour, Festival City, Ras Al Khor, International City, Mirdif, Al Warqa'a, Silicon Oasis and Academic City get their first metro station. Creek Harbour gains the most — a direct ride to the Green Line at Creek and the Red Line at Centrepoint.

2032: the Gold Line runs through the new south

Satwa, City Walk, District One, Nad Al Sheba, Dubai Hills, the Global Village and Miracle Garden area, JVC and Dubai Production City join the network, with an Etihad Rail interchange at Meydan. For JVC and Dubai Hills — today car-dependent — it is the larger change of the two.

Now: intercity rail from Al Yalayis

Jumeirah Golf Estates, Al Furjan and the Expo corridor already sit beside Dubai's first Etihad Rail station, about an hour from Abu Dhabi's MBZ City.

What a line does to prices depends on walking distance to the station, the date it opens and how much of the uplift is already in the asking price. Ask us about a specific building and we'll tell you how far it really is from the platform.

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Sources

Status checked 8 November 2026. Dates and station names are RTA’s where published; we update this guide as the authority confirms more.