Dubai Metro
| Dubai Metro | |
|---|---|
A Dubai Metro train departing from the Burj Khalifa / Dubai Mall station | |
| Overview | |
| Native name | مترو دبي |
| Owner | Roads & Transport Authority |
| Locale | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
| Transit type | Rapid transit |
| Number of lines | 2 (3 in 2029) |
| Number of stations | 55 |
| Daily ridership | 755,000 (2024) |
| Annual ridership | 275,400,000 (2024) |
| Headquarters | Al Garhoud, Dubai |
| Website | www |
| Operation | |
| Began operation | September 9, 2009 |
| Operator(s) | Keolis Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Mitsubishi Corporation |
| Train length | 5 |
| Technical | |
| System length | 89.6 km (55.7 mi) |
| No. of tracks | 2 |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
| Electrification | 750 V DC third rail |
| Top speed | 95 kmph (59 mph) |
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.
Dubai Metro is 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.
From 2009 to 2016, Dubai Metro was the world's longest driverless metro network with a route length of 75 kilometres (47 mi), as recognized by Guinness World Records in 2012. The system was surpassed by the 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.