Red Line (Dubai Metro)

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Red Line
Map of the Red Line
Overview
Status	Complete
Owner	Roads and Transport Authority (Dubai)
Locale	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Termini	Rashidiya Expo 2020
Stations	31
Service
Type	Rapid transit
System	Dubai Metro
Operator(s)	Serco
History
Opened	September 9, 2009 (2009-09-09) (limited)
Technical
Line length	52.1 kilometers (32.4 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)
hide Route map Legend Depot 11 Centrepoint 12 Emirates 13 Airport Terminal 3 14 Airport Terminal 1 15 GGICO 16 Deira City Centre 17 Al Rigga 18 Union  M2  Dubai Creek 19 BurJuman  M2  20 ADCB 21 Max 22 World Trade Centre 23 Emirates Towers 24 Financial Centre 25 Burj Khalifa/Dubai Mall  T2  26 Business Bay 29 Al Safa 31 Umm Al Sheif 32 Mall of the Emirates 33 Mashreq 34 Dubai Internet City  L1  35 Al Khail 36 Sobha Realty  T1  37 DMCC 38 Jabal Ali  B1  70 The Gardens 71 Discovery Gardens 72 Al Furjan 73 Jumeirah Golf Estates 74 Dubai Investment Park 76 Expo 2020 This diagram: view talk

The Red Line is one of the two lines on the Dubai Metro network in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.^[1]

Overview[]

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 an auxiliary depot at UAE Exchange.^[3]

History[]

The first section was inaugurated on 9 September 2009.^[4] Construction was declared complete on 28 April 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.^[5] In 2013, the Red Line handled a total of over 88 million passengers and the daily average was about 243,000 people.^{[citation needed]}

As part of the Expo 2020 development in Dubai, an extension of the Red Line has been constructed between Jabal Ali and the Expo 2020 site, known as 'Route 2020'. The extension was partially opened on 1 January 2021, between Jabal Ali and Al Furjan.^{[citation needed]}

Route[]

The Red Line has 29 stations; 24 elevated, 4 underground, and one at ground level. The line is 52.1 km (32.4 mi) long, with 4.7 km (2.9 mi) underground.

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]}

Route 2020 branch[]

An extension of the Red Line to the Expo 2020 site was announced in December 2015 and originally due to be completed mid-2019.^{[citation needed]} The extension project, named "Route 2020"^[6] creates a branch of the line from Nakheel Harbour & Tower to the Expo 2020 site, near Al Maktoum International Airport. The 14.5 km extension passes through Discovery Gardens, Dubai Investment Park, Al Furjan, and Jumeirah Golf Estates, comprising 7 new stations – 5 elevated and 2 underground.^[7] As a result of increasing popularity of the metro, the new stations feature platforms wider than those found in existing stations, to cope with greater ridership.^{[citation needed]}

The track layout east of Jabal Ali station was modified to create a new branch and two additional platforms which will be used to serve the new route.^{[citation needed]} The extension was partially opened on 1 January 2021, with trains running a shuttle service between Jabal Ali and Al Furjan.^[8] The route is expected to have 275,000 users each day by 2030.^[9]

Services[]

The entire journey time on the Red Line is approximately 60 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 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.^{[citation needed]}

Station 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 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. Moreover, 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, , DAMAC Properties (Dubai Marina) and Danube (Jebel Ali Industrial).^[10]

References[]

External links[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Red Line (Dubai Metro).

• Dubai Metro 2015: Red Line Jebel Ali (UAE Exchange) – Rashidiya HD on YouTube
• Dubai Metro Red Line 2019 UAE Exchange To Rashidiya on YouTube