Red Line (Dubai Metro)
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The Red Line is one of the two lines on the Dubai Metro
network in Dubai
, United Arab Emirates
. The first section was inaugurated on 9 September 2009. Construction was declared complete on 28 April 2010.. The line has 29 stations spanning 52.1 km (32.4 mi), which have been opened in phases from 2009 to 2011. It runs from Al Rashidiya
to Jebel Ali
and travels along Sheikh Zayed Road
for most of its length.
), four underground stations, and one at ground level. The line is 52.1 km (32.4 mi) long, with 4.7 km (2.9 mi) underground. The entire journey time on the Red Line is around 60 minutes, traveling at a maximum speed of 110 kilometre per hour, with 20–30 seconds stopping time at each station. The average time between stations on the Red Line will be 60–90 seconds. 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. In 2010 the metro lifted a total of 38.888 million passengers and the current daily average is about 149,000 people as of March 6, 2011, according to the RTA Statistics Office. The number of people riding the metro in January and February (2011) topped 9.3 million. 170 feeder buses provided by the RTA for commuters to commute to stations on the red line are also in operation as of 15 October 2010.
and Red Lines will intersect, allowing passengers to change between lines. The Red Line has a main depot in Al Rashidiya
and one auxiliary depot at Jebel Ali Free Zone
.
border, an additional 12 km (7.5 mi). The Dubai Roads and Transport Authority is also reviewing an alternative plan to extend the Red Line from Jebel Ali to the Al Maktoum International Airport, which opened its first runway in June 2010 for cargo service with passenger service expected to start in November 2011.
Station. This latest announcement that Noor Islamic Bank has won the right to name Al Quoz Station for a period of ten years; was made in the presence of the bank’s representatives at the RTA headquarters in Dubai.
The naming initiative has so far generated Dh2 billion in revenue for the RTA. On average, each station has brought in Dh90-100 million. As many as 21 stations on both Red and Green Lines have already been named after local and international corporate giants, including Etisalat
, Emirates Airlines, GGICO, Nakheel, Sharaf DG, First Gulf Bank
. Noor Islamic Bank is the latest to join the pantheon.
Proposed extensions:
Dubai Metro
The Dubai Metro is a driverless, fully automated metro network in the United Arab Emirates city of Dubai. The Red Line and Green Line are operational, with three further lines are planned. These first two lines run underground in the city centre and on elevated viaducts elsewhere...
network in Dubai
Dubai
Dubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi...
, United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates, abbreviated as the UAE, or shortened to "the Emirates", is a state situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman, and Saudi Arabia, and sharing sea borders with Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and Iran.The UAE is a...
. The first section was inaugurated on 9 September 2009. Construction was declared complete on 28 April 2010.. The line has 29 stations spanning 52.1 km (32.4 mi), which have been opened in phases from 2009 to 2011. It runs from Al Rashidiya
Al Rashidiya
Al Rashidiya is a locality in Dubai, United Arab Emirates . Al Rashidiya is located south of Dubai International Airport in Deira, the eastern region of Dubai. The locality is bounded to the north by route D 89 , the west by route D 62 and the east by route E 311...
to Jebel Ali
Jebel Ali
Jebel Ali is a port town, located 35 kilometres southwest of the city of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates . The village has a thriving expatriate community with over 300 residents. The area is also home to "5,500 companies from 120 countries"....
and travels along Sheikh Zayed Road
Sheikh Zayed Road
E 11 is a highway in the United Arab Emirates. The longest road in the UAE, E 11 streches from Al Silah in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and ends in Ras Al Khaimah emirate at the Oman border, running roughly parallel to UAE's coastline along the Persian Gulf...
for most of its length.
History - Phased Openings
- 9 September 2009: Rashidiya-Nakheel Harbor & Tower (intermediate stations Airport Terminal 3, City Centre, Al Rigga, Union Square, Khalid Bin Al Waleed, Al Jaffiliya, Financial Centre, Mall of the Emirates) opened in a massive ceremony, and unveiled to the public on the following day.
- 4 January 2010: Burj Khalifa/Dubai Mall station opened to the public on same day as inauguration of Burj Khalifa.
- 30 April 2010: Emirates Airline Station, Airport Terminal 1 Station, Al Karama Station, Emirates Towers Station, TECOM Station, Dubai Marina Station and Ibn Batutta Mall Station opened to passengers.
- 15 May 2010: Al Quoz (Noor Islamic BankNoor Islamic BankNoor Islamic Bank was established in 2006 in Dubai, and is a Shari’a compliant commercial bank, owned by Emirates Investment Authority and Noor Investment Group LLC. It has a paid-up capital of USD 1 billion...
) Station, World Trade Center Station and GGICO (Al Garhoud) Station opened to commuters. - 15 October 2010: Business Bay, First Gulf Bank (Burj Al Arab), Sharaf DG (Al Barsha), Nakheel (Emirates Golf Club) and Jumeirah Lake Towers Stations opened to public.
- 11 March 2011: Jebel Ali/JAFZA Terminus Station opened to the public.
Statistics
The Red Line has 29 stations, including 24 elevated (by means of a viaductViaduct
A viaduct is a bridge composed of several small spans. The term viaduct is derived from the Latin via for road and ducere to lead something. However, the Ancient Romans did not use that term per se; it is a modern derivation from an analogy with aqueduct. Like the Roman aqueducts, many early...
), four underground stations, and one at ground level. The line is 52.1 km (32.4 mi) long, with 4.7 km (2.9 mi) underground. The entire journey time on the Red Line is around 60 minutes, traveling at a maximum speed of 110 kilometre per hour, with 20–30 seconds stopping time at each station. The average time between stations on the Red Line will be 60–90 seconds. 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. In 2010 the metro lifted a total of 38.888 million passengers and the current daily average is about 149,000 people as of March 6, 2011, according to the RTA Statistics Office. The number of people riding the metro in January and February (2011) topped 9.3 million. 170 feeder buses provided by the RTA for commuters to commute to stations on the red line are also in operation as of 15 October 2010.
Notable stations
Two transfer stations are designated, Union Square and Khalid Bin Waleed Station, where the GreenGreen Line (Dubai Metro)
The Green Line is one of the two lines on the Dubai Metro network in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It is currently opened in a limited phase, with 16 stations open from Etisalat to Dubai Healthcare City, though when completely operational; will have 18 stations spanning...
and Red Lines will intersect, allowing passengers to change between lines. The Red Line has a main depot in Al Rashidiya
Al Rashidiya
Al Rashidiya is a locality in Dubai, United Arab Emirates . Al Rashidiya is located south of Dubai International Airport in Deira, the eastern region of Dubai. The locality is bounded to the north by route D 89 , the west by route D 62 and the east by route E 311...
and one auxiliary depot at Jebel Ali Free Zone
Jebel Ali Free Zone
Jebel Ali Free Zone is a free economic zone located in the Jebel Ali area at the far western end of Dubai, United Arab Emirates, near Abu Dhabi...
.
Extension
An extension of the Red Line is currently under design. It will be extended from the Jebel Ali Free Zone to the Dubai-Abu DhabiAbu Dhabi (emirate)
Abu Dhabi, officially the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, , is one of seven emirates that constitute the United Arab Emirates . It is the capital of UAE and is the largest emirate by area , and second-largest by population , accounting for approximately 86% of the total land area of the UAE...
border, an additional 12 km (7.5 mi). The Dubai Roads and Transport Authority is also reviewing an alternative plan to extend the Red Line from Jebel Ali to the Al Maktoum International Airport, which opened its first runway in June 2010 for cargo service with passenger service expected to start in November 2011.
Station Names
On 13 May 2010, The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) announced that the Al Quoz metro station, which is set to open on 15 May, will be called Noor Islamic BankNoor Islamic Bank
Noor Islamic Bank was established in 2006 in Dubai, and is a Shari’a compliant commercial bank, owned by Emirates Investment Authority and Noor Investment Group LLC. It has a paid-up capital of USD 1 billion...
Station. This latest announcement that Noor Islamic Bank has won the right to name Al Quoz Station for a period of ten years; was made in the presence of the bank’s representatives at the RTA headquarters in Dubai.
The naming initiative has so far generated Dh2 billion in revenue for the RTA. On average, each station has brought in Dh90-100 million. As many as 21 stations on both Red and Green Lines have already been named after local and international corporate giants, including Etisalat
Etisalat
Emirates Telecommunications Corporation, branded trade name Etisalat is a UAE based telecommunications services provider, currently operating in 18 countries across Asia, the Middle East and Africa...
, Emirates Airlines, GGICO, Nakheel, Sharaf DG, First Gulf Bank
First Gulf Bank
First Gulf Bank is a publicly owned bank headquartered in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates and owned by several sons of the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan...
. Noor Islamic Bank is the latest to join the pantheon.
Route
Stations in italics are not yet open. All names are final; names in parentheses are working names used earlier in the project.- RashidiyaAl RashidiyaAl Rashidiya is a locality in Dubai, United Arab Emirates . Al Rashidiya is located south of Dubai International Airport in Deira, the eastern region of Dubai. The locality is bounded to the north by route D 89 , the west by route D 62 and the east by route E 311...
Maintenance Depot; Car Park for 3000 cars; Adjacent Bus and Taxi Stations - EmiratesEmirates AirlineEmirates is the airline based in the Emirate of Dubai part of the United Arab Emirates . Based at Dubai International Airport it is the largest airline in the Middle East, operating over 2,400 flights per week, from its hub at Terminal 3, to 111 cities in 62 countries across six continents...
(Emirates Headquarters) - Airport Terminal 3Dubai International AirportDubai International Airport is an international airport serving Dubai, the largest city of the United Arab Emirates. It is a major aviation hub in the Middle East, and is the main airport of Dubai. It is situated in the Al Garhoud district, southeast of Dubai...
- Airport Terminal 1Dubai International AirportDubai International Airport is an international airport serving Dubai, the largest city of the United Arab Emirates. It is a major aviation hub in the Middle East, and is the main airport of Dubai. It is situated in the Al Garhoud district, southeast of Dubai...
- GGICOGGICOThe GGICO station on the Dubai Metro Red Line commonly known as Garhoud Station opened on 15 May 2010....
(Al Garhoud) - Deira City CentreDeira City CentreDeira City Centre is a large shopping mall in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Located in the community of Deira, Deira City Centre was the largest mall in Dubai prior to the establishment of Ibn Battuta Mall, Mall of the Emirates and The Dubai Mall...
- Al RiggaAl RiggaAl Rigga or Al Riqqa is a locality in Dubai, United Arab Emirates . Located in the heart of eastern Dubai in Deira, Al Rigga is a residential and commercial centre...
- Union (Union Square) Transfer Station
- Khalid Bin Al Waleed (Burjuman) Transfer Station
- Al Karama
- Al JafiliyaAl JafiliaAl Jafilia , also written Jaffiliya is a community in Dubai, United Arab Emirates primarily composed of private residential dwellings but also including Dubai's Department of Naturalization and Residency, Rydges Plaza Hotel and Al Hana Center shopping mall....
- World Trade CentreDubai World Trade CentreThe Dubai World Trade Centre is a business complex in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, built by H.H. Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum. It is located along Sheikh Zayed Road at the Trade Centre Roundabout...
- Emirates TowersEmirates TowersThe Emirates Towers complex contains the Emirates Office Tower and Jumeirah Emirates Towers Hotel. The two towers, which rise to and , respectively, stand as the 12th- and 29th-tallest buildings in the world. The two towers are connected by a 9,000 m² two-storey retail complex known as "The...
- Financial Centre
- Burj Khalifa / Dubai MallDubai MallThe Dubai Mall is the world's largest shopping mall based on total area and sixth largest by gross leasable area. Located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, it is part of the 20-billion-dollar Burj Khalifa complex, and includes 1,200 shops...
(Burj Dubai) - Business BayBusiness BayBusiness Bay is a central business district under construction in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The project features numerous skyscrapers located in an area where Dubai Creek will be dredged and extended. Business Bay will have upwards of 240 buildings, comprising commercial and residential...
- Noor Islamic BankNoor Islamic BankNoor Islamic Bank was established in 2006 in Dubai, and is a Shari’a compliant commercial bank, owned by Emirates Investment Authority and Noor Investment Group LLC. It has a paid-up capital of USD 1 billion...
(Al Quoz) - First Gulf BankFirst Gulf BankFirst Gulf Bank is a publicly owned bank headquartered in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates and owned by several sons of the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan...
(Burj Al Arab) - Mall of the EmiratesMall of the EmiratesThe Mall of the Emirates is a shopping mall in the Al Barsha district of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It was developed by Majid Al Futtaim Properties under the leadership of its CEO, Peter Walichnowski, who was also the developer of "Bluewater" near London, Europe's most successful shopping mall....
- Sharaf DG (Al Barsha)
- Dubai Internet CityDubai Internet CityDubai Internet City is an information technology park created by the government of Dubai as a free economic zone and a strategic base for companies targeting regional emerging markets. The economic rules of DIC allow companies to avail themselves of a number of ownership, taxation and custom...
(TECOM) - Nakheel
- Dubai MarinaDubai MarinaDubai Marina is a district in the heart of what has become known as "new Dubai" in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Dubai Marina is a canal city, carved along a two mile stretch of Persian Gulf shoreline. When the entire development is complete, it will accommodate more than 120,000 people in...
- Jumeirah Lake TowersJumeirah Lake TowersThe Jumeirah Lake Towers is a huge development in Dubai, United Arab Emirates which consists of a 79 towers being constructed along the edges of four artificial lakes as well as the JLT Embankment of 8 tower facing Jumeirah Islands. The lakes will be completely filled by end of 2009...
- Nakheel Harbor & Tower (Jumeirah Islands) Car Park for 3000 cars
- Ibn BattutaIbn Battuta MallThe Ibn Battuta Mall is a large shopping mall on the Sheikh Zayed Road in Dubai close to Interchange 6 for Jebel Ali Village. It is named after Berber Moroccan famous traveller and explorer Ibn Battuta. This project was completed by the Nakheel Properties group in early 2005...
- Energy (Dubal)
- Jebel Ali IndustrialJebel AliJebel Ali is a port town, located 35 kilometres southwest of the city of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates . The village has a thriving expatriate community with over 300 residents. The area is also home to "5,500 companies from 120 countries"....
- Jebel AliJebel Ali Free ZoneJebel Ali Free Zone is a free economic zone located in the Jebel Ali area at the far western end of Dubai, United Arab Emirates, near Abu Dhabi...
Maintenance Depot; Adjacent Bus and Taxi Stations
Proposed extensions:
- Dubai – Abu Dhabi border
- Al Maktoum International Airport