Red Line (Dubai Metro)

Red Line
Overview
Type	Rapid transit
System	Dubai Metro
Status	Complete
Locale	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Termini	Rashidiya UAE Exchange
Stations	29
Operation
Opened	9 September 2009 (limited)
Owner	Roads and Transport Authority (Dubai)
Operator(s)	Serco
Technical
Line length	52.1 kilometers (32.4 mi)
Track gauge	4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Electrification	Third rail
Operating speed	95 km/h (59 mph)
Route map Legend - 11 Rashidiya (Depot) 12 Emirates 13 Airport Terminal-3 13 Airport Terminal-1 15 GGICO 16 Deira City Centre 17 Al Rigga 18 Union Station  M2  19 BurJuman  M2  20 ADCB 21 Al Jafiliya 22 World Trade Centre 23 Emirates Towers 24 Financial Centre 25 Burj Khalifa / Dubai Mall  T2  26 Business Bay 29 Noor Bank 31 FGB 32 Mall of the Emirates 33 Sharaf DG 34 Dubai Internet City  L1  35 Nakheel 36 DAMAC Properties  T1  37 DMCC  T1  End of Metro Trip for Expo 2020 Red Line Construction till January 2019 38 Nakheel Harbor & Tower 39 Ibn Battuta 40 Energy 41 Danube 42 UAE Exchange

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.^[1] Construction was declared complete on 28 April 2010.

The Red Line runs from Rashidiya in the east to Jebel Ali in the west and travels parallel to Sheikh Zayed Road for most of its length. It has 29 stations spanning 52.1 km (32.4 mi), which have been opened in phases from 2009 to 2011. The line is the world's longest single metro line to use driverless trains, as recognized by Guinness World Records in 2011.^[2]

There are two designated transfer stations along the line; Union and BurJuman stations, where the Green and Red Lines intersect, allowing passengers to change between lines. The Red Line has its main depot at Rashidiya and one auxiliary depot at UAE Exchange.^[3]

Opening dates

Statistics

The Red Line has 29 stations, including 24 elevated (by means of a viaduct), 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 kilometres per hour (68 mph), 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 2013 the Red line metro lifted a total of 88.888 million passengers and the current daily average is about 243,000 people as of 2013, according to the RTA Statistics Office.^[4] 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.

Station naming

The 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.

On 13 May 2010 it was announced that Al Quoz station, which opened on 15 May, would be named Noor Islamic Bank. This announcement that Noor Islamic Bank 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.

In addition, several other stations on the Red Line have been named after local and international corporate giants, including, Emirates Airlines, GGICO, Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank (Al Karama), First Abu Dhabi Bank, Sharaf DG, Nakheel, DAMAC Properties (Dubai Marina) and Danube (Jebel Ali Industrial).^[5]

On 28 June 2015, Jebel Ali station was renamed UAE Exchange. The station was the 16th company to join the Roads and Transport Authority’s (RTA) station rebranding programme.^[6]

In early 2018, FGB was renamed First Abu Dhabi Bank to reflect the merger between the two banks. In August 2018, Jumeirah Lakes Towers was renamed Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC).

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External links

• Video, with ambient music soundtrack, of ride from Jebel Ali to city center