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{{Short description|Rapid transit rail network in Dubai, United Arab Emirates}}
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{{Infobox public transit
| name = Dubai Metro
| image = File:Dubai Metro Logo.png
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| caption2 = Dubai Metro train #5018, departing from the [[Burj Khalifa/Dubai Mall (Dubai Metro)|Burj Khalifa/Dubai Mall station]].
| native_name = مترو دبي
| owner = [[Roads and Transport Authority (Dubai)|Roads & Transport Authority]]
| area served = 
| locale = [[Dubai]], United Arab Emirates
| transit_type = [[Rapid transit]]
| lines = 2 (3 in 2029)
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| stations = 53 (31 on red line, 20 on green line and 5 on branch line) (65 stations with 14 on blue line soon)
| ridership = 684,000 (2023)
| annual_ridership = 249,660,000 (2023 Estimated)
| operator = [[keolis]]
| website = {{URL|https://www.rta.ae}}
| began_operation = {{start date and age |2009|09|09}}
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| top_speed = 95 kmph (59 mph)
| notrack = 2
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| host = Keolis-MHI
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The '''Dubai Metro''' ({{lang-ar|مترو دبي}}) is a rapid transit rail network in the city of [[Dubai]], United Arab Emirates. It is currently operated by a consortium of the French company, [[Keolis]], and Japanese Company, MHI ([[Mitsubishi Heavy Industries]]), as [[Keolis-MHI]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-09-09|title=New Dubai Metro operator looks to take public transport to next level|url=https://www.thenationalnews.com/uae/2021/09/09/new-dubai-metro-operator-looks-to-take-public-transport-to-next-level/|access-date=2022-01-03|website=The National}}</ref> 

The [[Red Line (Dubai Metro)|Red Line]] and [[Green Line (Dubai Metro)|Green Line]] are operational, with a major 15 km (9.3 mi) extension to the Red Line known as [[Route 2020]] to the [[Expo 2020]] site announced in April 2015 and opened in 2021. These first two lines run underground in the city centre and on [[elevated railway|elevated]] [[viaducts]] elsewhere.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rta.ae|title=Roads & Transport Authority, UAE}}</ref> 

All trains are [[Automatic train operation|fully automated]] and [[List of automated urban metro subway systems|driverless]], and, together with stations, are air conditioned with [[platform edge doors]]. Architecture firm [[Aedas]] designed the metro's 45 stations, two depots and operational control centers.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.scmp.com/article/700011/designers-transfer-hong-kong-know-how-dubais-new-metro|title=Designers transfer Hong Kong know-how to Dubai's new metro|date=2 December 2009 |publisher=scmp.com}}</ref> The [[Al Ghurair Investment]] group were the metro's builders.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.al-ghurair.com/en/its-about-commitment/metro-milestones/|title=Al Ghurair :: Metro Milestones|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141027070545/http://www.al-ghurair.com/en/its-about-commitment/metro-milestones/|archive-date=27 October 2014}}</ref>

The first section of the Red Line, covering 10 stations, was ceremonially inaugurated at 9:09:09&nbsp;pm on 9 September 2009, by [[Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum]], Ruler of Dubai,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/World-News/Dubai-Metro-Opens-On-Time-But-Over-Budget-Worlds-Largest-Auto-Driverless-Train-System/Article/200909215377456?lpos=World_News_Second_Home_Page_Feature_Teaser_Region_0&lid=ARTICLE_15377456_Dubai_Metro_Opens_On_Time_But_Over_Budget%3A_Worlds_Largest_Auto_Driverless_Train_System |title=Dubai Metro Opens on Time But Over Budget |date=2009-09-09 |publisher=[[Sky News]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090912074840/http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/World-News/Dubai-Metro-Opens-On-Time-But-Over-Budget-Worlds-Largest-Auto-Driverless-Train-System/Article/200909215377456?lpos=World_News_Second_Home_Page_Feature_Teaser_Region_0&lid=ARTICLE_15377456_Dubai_Metro_Opens_On_Time_But_Over_Budget%3A_Worlds_Largest_Auto_Driverless_Train_System |archive-date=12 September 2009}}</ref> with the line opening to the public at 6 am (UTC 04:00) on 10 September.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ameinfo.com/208881.html |title=Dubai metro unlikely to speed business growth |date=2009-09-08 |publisher=Ameinfo |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090909220330/http://www.ameinfo.com/208881.html |archive-date=9 September 2009}}</ref> The Dubai Metro is the first urban train network in the [[Arabian Peninsula]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8247330.stm |title=Will metro change Dubai car culture?|date=2009-09-11|work=BBC News}}</ref> and either the second in the [[Arab World]] (after the [[Cairo Metro]]) or the third (if the surface-level, limited-service [[Baghdad Metro]] is counted). 

More than 110,000 people, or nearly 10 percent of Dubai's population, used the Metro in its first two days of operation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenationalnews.com/us/|title=The National - Latest US news, sport & opinion|website=The National|accessdate=25 February 2024}}</ref> The Dubai Metro carried 10 million passengers from launch on 9 September 2009 to 9 February 2010 with 11 stations operational on the Red Line.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rta.ae/wpsv5/wps/portal/!ut/p/kcxml/04_Sj9SPykssy0xPLMnMz0vM0Y_QjzKLN4g3NgsBSYGZJkb6kWhijgiRIH1vfV-P_NxU_QD9gtzQiHJHR0UAgRbrLQ!!/delta/base64xml/L3dJdyEvd0ZNQUFzQUMvNElVRS82XzBfMzdF?contenttype=latest&contname=Dubai%20Metro%20lifts%2010m%20commuters%20in%205%20months|title=Home|access-date=26 February 2010|archive-date=28 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141228070346/http://www.rta.ae/wpsv5/wps/portal/!ut/p/kcxml/04_Sj9SPykssy0xPLMnMz0vM0Y_QjzKLN4g3NgsBSYGZJkb6kWhijgiRIH1vfV-P_NxU_QD9gtzQiHJHR0UAgRbrLQ!!/delta/base64xml/L3dJdyEvd0ZNQUFzQUMvNElVRS82XzBfMzdF?contenttype=latest&contname=Dubai%20Metro%20lifts%2010m%20commuters%20in%205%20months|url-status=dead}}</ref> Engineering consultancy Atkins provided full multidisciplinary design and management of the civil works on Dubai Metro.<ref name="Atkins Global">{{cite web|title=Dubai Metro|url=http://www.atkinsglobal.com/en-gb/projects/dubai-metro|website=atkinsglobal.com|access-date=27 March 2017|language=en|archive-date=13 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170313080946/http://www.atkinsglobal.com/en-GB/projects/dubai-metro|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Construction of Dubai Metro extension a feat of engineering {{!}} The National|date=17 April 2015 |url=http://www.thenational.ae/uae/construction-of-dubai-metro-extension-a-feat-of-engineering|access-date=27 March 2017|language=en}}</ref>

Until 2016, the Dubai Metro was the world's longest driverless metro network with a route length of {{convert|75|km}}, as recognized by [[Guinness World Records]] in 2012.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle08.asp?xfile=data/theuae/2012/February/theuae_February611.xml&section=theuae|title=Dubai in Guinness for longest driverless metro|newspaper=[[Khaleej Times]]|access-date=19 March 2022|archive-date=28 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140828182418/http://www.khaleejtimes.com/displayarticle08.asp?xfile=data%2Ftheuae%2F2012%2Ffebruary%2Ftheuae_february611.xml&section=theuae|url-status=dead}}</ref> The system was surpassed by the [[Vancouver]] [[SkyTrain (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. However, its total route length have since been surpassed by the automated lines of the [[Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore)|Singapore MRT]]. Nevertheless, the Red Line, at {{convert|52.1|km|mi}}, remains the world's longest driverless single metro line.<ref name="LongestLine">{{cite web|title=Longest driverless metro line|url=http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/longest-driverless-metro-line|website=Guinness World Records|date=23 May 2011|access-date=26 April 2017}}</ref>

==Construction==
[[File:Jebel Ali Free Zone Station Under Construction on 8 May 2008 Pict 2.jpg|thumb|Jebel Ali station (now UAE Exchange) under construction in May 2008]]
[[File:Metro Dubai.JPG|thumb|right|[[Ibn Battuta Mall]] station on the Red line]]
Planning of the Dubai Metro began under the directive of Dubai's Ruler, [[Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum|Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum]], who expected other projects to attract 15 million visitors to Dubai by 2010.{{citation needed|date=September 2012}} The combination of a rapidly growing population (expected to reach 3 million by 2017) and severe traffic congestion necessitated the building of an urban rail system to provide additional [[public transportation]] capacity, relieve motor traffic, and provide infrastructure for additional development.{{citation needed|date=September 2012}}<ref>{{Cite news|author=Staff Report|date=November 14, 2020|title=RTA projects make Dubai traffic freer than leading cities with similar population|work=Gulf News|url=https://gulfnews.com/uae/transport/rta-projects-make-dubai-traffic-freer-than-leading-cities-with-similar-population-1.75275274}}</ref>

In 2004, five consortium were shortlisted to build the first section:<ref>Final Bidding Underway In Dubai ''[[International Railway Journal]]'' November 2004 page 10</ref><ref>Dubai Takes On 100% Of LRT Financing ''International Railway Journal'' February 2005 page 9</ref>
*[[Bilfinger|Bilfinger Berger]], [[Taisei Corporation]], [[Besix]] & [[Alstom]]
*[[Vinci SA|Vinci]], [[Hochtief]], CCIC & [[Hitachi Rail Italy|Ansaldo]]
*[[Obayashi Corporation|Obayashi]], [[Yapı Merkezi]] & [[Mitsubishi Corporation|Mitsubishi]]
*[[Odebrecht]], [[Parsons Corporation|Parsons]] & [[Bombardier Transportation|Bombardier]]
*[[Saudi Binladin Group]], Diwidag & [[Siemens Mobility|Siemens]]

In May 2005, a [[United Arab Emirates dirham|AED]] 12.45 billion/US$3.4 billion design and build contract was awarded to the Dubai Rail Link (DURL) consortium made up of Japanese companies including [[Mitsubishi Heavy Industries]], [[Mitsubishi Corporation]], [[Obayashi Corporation]], [[Kajima Corporation]] and Turkish firm [[Yapı Merkezi]],<ref name=RGI>[http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/single-view/view/10/dubai-metro-contract-awarded.html Dubai metro contract awarded] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090917220142/http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/single-view/view/10/dubai-metro-contract-awarded.html |date=17 September 2009 }} ''[[Railway Gazette International]]'' 1 July 2007</ref> and the Project Management ('The Engineer') and Construction Management services contract awarded to a French-American joint venture between [[Systra]] and [[Parsons Corporation]]. The first phase (worth AED 15.5 billion/US$4.2 billion) covers {{convert|35|km|mi|0}} of the proposed network, including the [[Red Line (Dubai Metro)|Red Line]] between [[Al Rashidiya]] and the [[Jebel Ali Free Zone]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://business-dubai.com/services/business-setup/Jebel-Ali-Freezone/|title=Jebel Ali Free Zone|publisher=Business-Dubai.com|access-date=26 November 2015|archive-date=17 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117144151/http://business-dubai.com/services/business-setup/Jebel-Ali-Freezone/|url-status=dead}}</ref> set for completion by September 2009<ref>[http://www.rta.ae/wpsv5/wps/portal/!ut/p/kcxml/04_Sj9SPykssy0xPLMnMz0vM0Y_QjzKLN4g3NgsBSYGZJkb6kWhijggRX4_83FT9IH1v_QD9gtzQiHJHR0UA1fB6wg!!/delta/base64xml/L3dJdyEvd0ZNQUFzQUMvNElVRS82XzBfMzdB?WCM_GLOBAL_CONTEXT=/wps/wcm/connect/RTA+Portal/Dubai+Rail/Projects/Current+Projects/Red+Line Dubai RTA – Red Line Project] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090809154625/http://www.rta.ae/wpsv5/wps/portal/!ut/p/kcxml/04_Sj9SPykssy0xPLMnMz0vM0Y_QjzKLN4g3NgsBSYGZJkb6kWhijggRX4_83FT9IH1v_QD9gtzQiHJHR0UA1fB6wg!!/delta/base64xml/L3dJdyEvd0ZNQUFzQUMvNElVRS82XzBfMzdB?WCM_GLOBAL_CONTEXT=%2Fwps%2Fwcm%2Fconnect%2FRTA+Portal%2FDubai+Rail%2FProjects%2FCurrent+Projects%2FRed+Line |date=9 August 2009 }} as on 2007-09-09</ref> and the [[Green Line (Dubai Metro)|Green Line]] from [[Al Qusais]] 2 to [[Al Jaddaf]] 1. This was to be completed by June 2010.<ref name="gulfnews">{{cite news| url=http://www.gulfnews.com/nation/Traffic_and_Transport/10344684.html|title=Ten key Dubai Metro stations set for launch|date=2009-08-30|newspaper=Gulf News|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090901031452/http://www.gulfnews.com/nation/Traffic_and_Transport/10344684.html|archive-date=1 September 2009}}</ref> A second phase contract was subsequently signed in July 2006 and includes extensions to the initial routes. The Red Line partially opened at 9 minutes and 9 seconds past 9&nbsp;pm on 9 September 2009 (9/9/9 9:09:09 PM), inaugurated by Sheikh [[Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum]].<ref name=gulfnews2>{{cite news | url=http://archive.gulfnews.com/indepth/dubaimetro/main_story/10347699.html |title=UAE Vice President launches Dubai Metro |date=2009-09-09 |newspaper=Gulf News |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090913052841/http://archive.gulfnews.com/indepth/dubaimetro/main_story/10347699.html |archive-date=13 September 2009}}</ref>

===Cost issues===
The construction cost of the Dubai Metro project has shot up by about 80 percent from the original AED 15.5 billion/US$4.2 billion to AED 28 billion/US$7.8 billion.<ref name="NationalCostUp">{{cite news| title=Changes to Metro put cost up by Dh12bn |url=http://www.thenational.ae/news/uae-news/transport/changes-to-metro-put-cost-up-by-dh12bn | newspaper=[[The National (Abu Dhabi)|The National]] | location=UAE | date=2009-08-31}}</ref> The authorities contradicted this, saying that the cost of the project did not overshoot. They attributed the increase in expenditure to the major changes in the scope and design of the project. The authorities also expect to generate AED 18 billion/US$4.9 billion in income over the next 10 years, but they speculate that the Metro would not be a profit-making enterprise since the fares would be subsidized.{{Citation needed|date = June 2015}}

===Delays===
[[File:Dubai Metro Red Line Viaduct on 22 November 2007.jpg|thumb|right|Dubai Metro Red Line [[Viaduct]] under construction on 22 November 2007]]
Work officially commenced on the construction of the metro on 21 March 2006.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle.asp?xfile=data%2Ftheuae%2F2006%2FMarch%2Ftheuae_March699.xml&section=theuae | title=Work begins on Dubai Metro project | newspaper=[[Khaleej Times]] | date=22 March 2006 | access-date=23 March 2006 | archive-date=26 October 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141026200403/http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle.asp?xfile=data%2Ftheuae%2F2006%2FMarch%2Ftheuae_March699.xml&section=theuae | url-status=dead }}</ref> In February 2009, an RTA Rail Agency official stated the US$4.2 billion Dubai Metro project would be completed on schedule despite the global crisis.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.arabianbusiness.com/542506-dubai-metro-on-track-despite-global-crisis---rta-chief|title=Dubai Metro on track despite global crisis|date=2009-01-02|magazine=[[Arabian Business]]|access-date=2009-02-06}}</ref> However, only 10 out of 29 metro stations of the Red Line opened on 9 September 2009.<ref name="gulfnews" />

Construction of the 18 stations on the Red Line and another 18 on the Green Line restarted on 7 February 2010, according to contractors, after a settlement was reached with a Japanese-led consortium over disputed payments of about US$2 billion–US$3 billion.{{Citation needed|date=June 2015}} Construction of all 29 metro stations on the Red Line was declared complete on 28 April 2010 by the acting chief of the RTA Rail Agency.

Seven more stations on the [[Red Line (Dubai Metro)|Dubai Metro Red Line]] opened on 30 April 2010. Ten new trains were pressed into service, giving a total of 22 trains in service when the stations opened. The seven stations are [[Emirates (Dubai Metro)|Emirates Station]], Airport Terminal 1 Station, [[Dubai Internet City]] (TECOM) Station, Al Karama Station (now ADCB), Emirates Towers Station, [[Sobha Realty (Dubai Metro)|Dubai Marina Station]] (now SOBHA REALTY), and Ibn Battuta Station. In addition to this, a further three stations were opened on 15 May 2010; GGICO Station and World Trade Center Station. Furthermore, Business Bay Station, First Gulf Bank Station (Now First Abu Dhabi Bank), [[Mashreq (Dubai Metro)|mashreq]] (Al Barsha) Station, [[Al Khail (Dubai Metro)|Al Khail]] (Emirates Golf Club) Station, and [[Jumeirah Lakes Towers (Dubai Metro)|Jumeirah Lakes Towers Station]] (Now DMCC) were opened on 15 October 2010. After much delay, [[UAE Exchange (Dubai Metro)|Jebel Ali Station]], the terminus of the Red Line on the Abu Dhabi side was opened on 11 March 2011,<ref>{{cite news| url=http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/traffic-transport/rta-sets-date-for-jebel-ali-metro-station-opening-1.771882|title=RTA sets date for Jebel Ali Metro Station opening|author=Staff Report | newspaper=Gulf News }}</ref> and Jebel Ali Industrial Station, renamed [[Danube (Dubai Metro)|Danube]] Station, was opened on 12 December 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/traffic-transport/five-new-stations-open-on-red-line-of-dubai-metro-1.696872|title=Five new stations open on Red Line of Dubai Metro|first=Ashfaq | last=Ahmed |date=15 October 2010 | newspaper=Gulf News }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Shabandari|first=Muaz|title=Danube metro station unveiled|url=http://khaleejtimes.com/nation/inside.asp?xfile=%2Fdata%2Fnationgeneral%2F2012%2FDecember%2Fnationgeneral_December203.xml&section=nationgeneral|newspaper=Khaleej Times|date=12 December 2012|access-date=12 December 2012|archive-date=13 December 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121213042512/http://khaleejtimes.com/nation/inside.asp?xfile=%2Fdata%2Fnationgeneral%2F2012%2FDecember%2Fnationgeneral_December203.xml&section=nationgeneral|url-status=dead}}</ref> The final two stations, [[Al Jadaf (Dubai Metro)|Al Jadaf]] and [[Creek (Dubai Metro)|Creek]], on the Green Line were opened on 1 March 2014.<ref name="Dubai Metro fully functional; Al Jadaf, Creek stations open to public">{{cite news|title=Dubai Metro fully functional; Al Jadaf, Creek stations open to public|url=http://www.khaleejtimes.com/nation/inside.asp?xfile=/data/transport/2014/March/transport_March3.xml&section=transport|access-date=2 March 2014|newspaper=Khaleej Times|date=2 March 2014|archive-date=18 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140318235955/http://www.khaleejtimes.com/nation/inside.asp?xfile=%2Fdata%2Ftransport%2F2014%2FMarch%2Ftransport_March3.xml&section=transport|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Operation==
[[File:Dubai metro rail & station.JPG|thumb|A station on the Red Line]]
The Dubai Metro is operated by [[Keolis]] under contract to the [[Roads & Transport Authority]].<ref name=RGI/> It has been renewed a number of times, most recently in March 2019.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20190404122758/https://www.metro-report.com/news/news-by-region/middle-east-africa/single-view/view/keolis-signs-dubai-metro-contract-extension.html keolis signs Dubai Metro contract extension] ''[[Metro Report International]]'' 1 April 2019</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20190404022641/http://meconstructionnews.com/34118/rta-renews-dubai-metro-om-contract-with-keolis-group RTA renews Dubai Metro O&M Contract with keolis] ''ME Construction News'' 1 April 2019</ref> In March 2021, the French-Japanese consortium of [[Keolis]] and [[Mitsubishi Heavy Industries]] was announced as a new operator from 8 September 2021.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://gulfnews.com/uae/rta-changes-company-for-dubai-metro-and-the-tram-operations-and-maintenance-1.77971474 | title=RTA changes company for Dubai Metro and the tram operations and maintenance | first=Ashfaq | last=Ahmed | date=20 March 2021 | newspaper=[[Gulf News]] | location=UAE }}</ref>

[[Red Line (Dubai Metro)|Red Line]] trains run every 5 to 7 minutes off-peak (averaging 8.5 trains per hour), with a minimum headway of 3 minutes 45 seconds (16 trains per hour) during peak hours, with 44 trainsets in service. Trains from the [[Red Line (Dubai Metro)|Red Line]] and [[green Line (Dubai Metro)|Green Line]] can depart differently due to technical glitches. From 2010, when 51 trains were in service, the line had a peak-hour capacity of 11,675 passengers per hour in each direction. {{As of|September 2014}}, the Red Line operates 60 trains (train registrations 5001–5045, 5065–5079) The theoretical maximum design capacity is 25,720 passengers per hour, which would require 106 trains.{{Citation needed|date = June 2015}}<ref name="Dubai Metro Network">{{Cite web|title=Dubai Metro Network|url=https://www.railway-technology.com/projects/dubai-metro/|url-status=live|website=Railway Technology|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050413075720/http://www.railway-technology.com:80/projects/dubai-metro/ |archive-date=13 April 2005 }}</ref>

The [[Green Line (Dubai Metro)|Green Line]] had an initial capacity of 6,395 passengers per hour per direction, with 19 trains (train registrations 5046–5064) in service as of September 2014. The design capacity of this route is put at 13,380 passengers per hour with 60 trains in service.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Driverless trains to support a prosperous future |url=http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/single-view/view/10/driverless-trains-to-support-a-prosperous-future.html |first=Dominic |last=Ellis |magazine=[[Railway Gazette International]] |date=2008-03-27 |access-date=2008-12-28 |archive-date=15 September 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090915183020/http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/single-view/view/10/driverless-trains-to-support-a-prosperous-future.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Ridership===
Over 280,000 passengers used the Dubai Metro during the first week of its operation.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://english.pravda.ru/world/asia/23-09-2009/109468-dubai_metro-0|title=World's Longest Automated Unmanned Metro Opens in Dubai|access-date=2009-09-23 |date=2009-09-24 |publisher=Pravda.ru}}</ref>

Before launch, Dubai Municipality Public Transport Department expected the metro to provide transport for 12% of all trips in Dubai. After the first month of operation (on a limited network), the monthly total was 1,740,578 passengers, which equates to under 60,000 passengers/day.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.arabianbusiness.com/570391-dubai-metro-lifts-17m-passengers-in-first-month|title=Dubai Metro lifts 1.7m passengers in first month|work=Arabian Business|access-date=13 October 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100717111124/http://www.arabianbusiness.com/570391-dubai-metro-lifts-17m-passengers-in-first-month|archive-date=17 July 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> After the opening of more stations in May 2010, ridership surged to 103,002 passengers/day and reached 130,000/day by the beginning of October 2010. When the Green Line opened on 9 September 2011, passengers on the Red Line was noted as 180,000/day. In 2013, passengers rose to 377,000/day, split 64% for the Red Line and 36% for the Green Line.<ref>{{citation| title=RTA Annual Statistical Report | publisher=RTA | location=UAE | date=2013 }}</ref> During the first half of 2015, RTA announced that 88,252,034 passengers have used the metro.<ref name="Metro Stats H1 2015">{{cite news|url=http://khaleejtimes.com/nation/transport/88m-use-dubai-metro-2m-use-tram-in-h1-2015|title=88m use Dubai Metro, 2m use Tram in H1 2015 | newspaper=Khaleej Times|author=Wam}}</ref> In August 2017, RTA announced that total ridership since 2009 had surpassed 1 billion total trips.

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!2022
!2023
|-
|Lines
|1
|1
|2
|2
|2
|2
|2
|2
|2
|2
|2
|2
|2

|-
|Kilometres
|
|
|74.6
|74.6
|74.6
|74.6
|74.6
|74.6
|74.6
|74.6
|74.6
|74.6
|74.6
|-
|Trips (Red Line)
|
|
|
|104,961
|115,670
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|Trips (Green Line)
|
|
|
|93,795
|94,189
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|Trips (Total)
|
|
|
|198,756
|209,759
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|Passengers (Red Line)
|6,892,544
|38,887,718
|60,024,794
|71,914,000
|88,886,539
|104,000,000<ref name="E24 2015">{{cite web|url=http://ae.b2.mk/news/revealed-how-many-passengers-used-dubai-metro-in-2014?newsid=ODL|title=Revealed: How many passengers used Dubai Metro in 2014|access-date=12 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518092247/http://ae.b2.mk/news/revealed-how-many-passengers-used-dubai-metro-in-2014?newsid=ODL|archive-date=18 May 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|121,000,000<ref name=bil>{{cite news| author=Staff Report|access-date=2018-08-11|title=One billion riders used Dubai Metro in eight years|url=https://gulfnews.com/news/uae/transport/one-billion-riders-used-dubai-metro-in-eight-years-1.2087164|newspaper=Gulf News|date=9 September 2017}}</ref>
|121,600,000<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://gulfnews.com/uae/transport/151-million-use-dubai-public-transport-daily-1.2178600|title=1.51 million use Dubai public transport daily | language=en|access-date=2018-12-29 | newspaper=Gulf News |date=24 February 2018 }}</ref>
|128,054,000<ref name=":1" />
|132,400,000<ref name=":2">{{Cite news|url=https://www.khaleejtimes.com/news/transport/revealed-dubais-most-popular-public-transport-589-million-commuters-in-2018|title=Revealed: Dubai's most popular public transport; 589 million commuters in 2018| newspaper=Khaleej Times|language=en|access-date=2019-11-06}}</ref>
|
|
|
|- 
|Passengers (Green Line)
|
|
|8,982,256
|37,576,000
|48,872,719
|65,942,000<ref name="bil"/>
|69,708,000<ref name="bil"/>
|69,700,000<ref name=":1" />
|72,021,000<ref name=":1" />
|72,000,000<ref name=":2" />
|70,612,933<ref name=":2" />
|
|
|-
|Passengers (Total)
|6,892,544
|38,887,718
|69,007,050
|109,490,000
|137,759,258
|186,942,000<ref name="bil"/>
|190,708,000<ref name="bil"/>
|191,300,000<ref name=":1" />
|200,075,000<ref name=":1" />
|204,000,000<ref name=":2" />
|202,978,067<ref name=":2" />
|
|
|}
</blockquote>

One issue for the new system was how to reliably and comfortably get riders to their final destination if it is not located near a metro station. The RTA has added "feeder bus routes" also known as Metro link buses. Seen in Blue and White. Which act as shuttle services to and from major locations in and around the station area. There are bus and taxi laybys constructed as well as drop off zones at each station for ease of passenger access.<ref name=rt>{{cite web |title=Blue and Purple Lines unlikely in next five years |url=http://www.railway-technology.com/projects/dubai-metro/ |publisher=Railway-Technology.com |access-date=2011-09-18}}</ref>

In addition 268&nbsp;km of light rail lines are also planned, these will serve as feeders to the Dubai Metro. The [[Dubai Tram]] is one of the light rail plans.<ref name=rt/>

===Signalling===
To permit fully automated operation, [[Thales Rail Signalling Solutions]] is supplying its [[SelTrac]] IS [[communications-based train control]] and NetTrac central control technology. This is configured for a minimum [[headway]] of 90 seconds (40 trains per hour). The top speed of the trains is estimated to be around {{convert|95|km/h|mph|0|abbr=on}}, giving a round-trip time of 2 hours 23 minutes for the Red Line and 1 hour 23 minutes for the Green Line.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.railway-technology.com/projects/dubai-metro/|title=Dubai Metro Network|website=Railway Technology|publisher=Verdict Media Limited|access-date=14 May 2019}}</ref>

==Lines==
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===Existing===
[[Image:Dubai Metro map 2023.jpg|thumb|400px|Dubai Metro map as per 2023]]
The first two lines of the Dubai Metro have {{convert|70|km|mi|0}} of lines, and 47 stations (nine of them being underground).<ref name="GN">{{cite news |title=Shaikh Mohammad tours the Dubai Metro project |url=http://archive.gulfnews.com/articles/07/11/08/10166000.html |newspaper=Gulf News |date=2007-11-08 |access-date=2007-12-22 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071228175635/http://archive.gulfnews.com/articles/07/11/08/10166000.html |archive-date=28 December 2007}}</ref> The red line stretches along the city from the Jebel Ali area to the border with [[Sharjah]]. It passes through several tourist attractions such as [[Mall of the Emirates]], [[The Dubai Mall]] and [[Burj Khalifa]]. The green line, on the other hand, stays within the old Dubai area. It passes through many historical sites, such as the [[Dubai Museum]], the [[Dubai Gold Souk|Gold Souk]], the [[Dubai Spice Souk|Spice Souk]] among others. Because of that, many stations near those places are themed on the history of Dubai, with photos depicting the UAE in the 1960s or earlier being on display within the station. Some stations are even specially designed with the architecture of traditional Emirati houses, mirroring the architecture in the surrounding area.

===Latest finished projects===
'''[[Route 2020]]''': A 15 kilometer (9&nbsp;mi) extension with seven new stations (including two underground) already built which starts at the [[Jabal Ali (Dubai Metro)|Jebel Ali Station]] and ending at the [[Expo 2020]] Site.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2015-04-11|title=Dubai Metro's Red Line to get seven new stations for Expo 2020|url=https://www.thenationalnews.com/uae/dubai-metro-s-red-line-to-get-seven-new-stations-for-expo-2020-1.3585|access-date=2021-06-06|website=The National|language=en}}</ref> Future plans will also extend this line to the [[Al Maktoum International Airport]]. The extension is served by new, redesigned trains from [[Alstom]]. The extension opened in stages in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Photos: Dubai Investment Park, Expo Stations on Dubai Metro Route 2020 are now open|url=https://gulfnews.com/photos/news/photos-dubai-investment-park-expo-stations-on-dubai-metro-route-2020-are-now-open-1.1622550184218|access-date=2021-06-06|website=gulfnews.com|date=June 2021 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Dubai Metro: Two new stations open today|url=https://www.zawya.com/mena/en/life/story/Dubai_Metro_Two_new_stations_open_today-ZAWYA20210601072242|access-date=2021-06-06|website=www.zawya.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Sircar|first=Nandini|title=First look: 2 new swanky Dubai Metro stations open|url=https://www.khaleejtimes.com/news/transport/first-look-2-new-swanky-dubai-metro-stations-open|access-date=2021-06-06|website=Khaleej Times|language=en}}</ref> Since Red Line trains now run directly on the new track to Expo 2020, the Red Line section from Jabal Ali to UAE Exchange is now run as a branch.

===Summary of lines===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|+
|-
! width="80" |Lines
! colspan="2" width="80" |Terminals
! width="80" |Construction started
! width="80" |Opened
! width="80" |Newest Extension
! width="80" |Length <br> {{Small|km}}
! width="80" |Stations
! width="80" |Trip time 
! width="80" |Average speed
|-
| rowspan="2" style="background: red; text-align: center" |'''[[Red Line (Dubai Metro)|<span style="color:black;">Red Line</span>]]'''
| style="text-align: center;" |[[Centrepoint (Dubai Metro)|Centrepoint]]
| style="text-align: center;" |[[Expo 2020 (Dubai Metro)|Expo 2020]]
| style="text-align: center;" | 2006
| style="text-align: center;" | 2009
| style="text-align: center;" | 2021
| style="text-align: center;" | 67
| style="text-align: center;" | 31
| style="text-align: center;" | 55–75 minutes
| style="text-align: center;" | 60–80&nbsp;km/h
|-
| style="text-align: center;" |[[Jabal Ali (Dubai Metro)|Jabal Ali]]
| style="text-align: center;" |[[UAE Exchange (Dubai Metro)|UAE Exchange]]
| style="text-align: center;" | 2006
| style="text-align: center;" | 2009
| style="text-align: center;" | 2021
| style="text-align: center;" | 14.3
| style="text-align: center;" | 5
| style="text-align: center;" | 11 minutes
| style="text-align: center;" | 60–80&nbsp;km/h
|-
| style="background: green; text-align: center" |'''[[Green Line (Dubai Metro)|<span style="color:black;">Green Line</span>]]'''
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Etisalat (Dubai Metro)|Etisalat]]
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Creek (Dubai Metro)|Creek]]
| style="text-align: center;" | 2006
| style="text-align: center;" | 2011
| style="text-align: center;" | 2014
| style="text-align: center;" | 22.5
| style="text-align: center;" | 20
| style="text-align: center;" | 39–40 minutes
| style="text-align: center;" | 60–90&nbsp;km/h
|-
| rowspan="2" style="background: blue; text-align: center" |'''[[Blue Line (Dubai Metro)|<span style="color:black;">Blue Line</span>]]'''
| style="text-align: center;" |[[Creek (Dubai Metro)|Creek]]
| style="text-align: center;" |[[Academic City (Dubai Metro|Academic City]]
| style="text-align: center;" | to start in 2024
| style="text-align: center;" | estimated 2029
| style="text-align: center;" | 
| style="text-align: center;" | 21
| style="text-align: center;" | 10
| style="text-align: center;" | 
| style="text-align: center;" | 
|-
| style="text-align: center;" |[[Centrepoint (Dubai Metro)|Centrepoint]]
| style="text-align: center;" |[[International City (Dubai Metro)|International City]]
| style="text-align: center;" | to start in 2024
| style="text-align: center;" | estimated 2029
| style="text-align: center;" | 
| style="text-align: center;" | 9
| style="text-align: center;" | 4
| style="text-align: center;" | 
| style="text-align: center;" |
|-
|}

===Proposed===
In 2011, the RTA stated that there are no "immediate plans" to build the Blue and Purple lines "in the next five or six years". This is mainly because the planned area is empty and developing.<ref name="asc">{{cite news|date=2011-09-11|title=Blue and Purple Lines unlikely in next five years|publisher=Arabian Supply Chain|url=http://www.arabiansupplychain.com/article-6476-blue-and-purple-lines-unlikely-in-next-five-years/|access-date=13 September 2011|archive-date=20 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320203706/http://www.arabiansupplychain.com/article-6476-blue-and-purple-lines-unlikely-in-next-five-years/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 2013, the RTA laid out a three-phase plan to expand the existing lines and build new ones: extending the Green Line by 12 stations and {{convert|24|km}} to Academic City by 2020; expanding the overall system by 58 stations and {{convert|91|km}} by 2025 and completing expansion with a total of 69 stations and 221&nbsp;km over and above the present 47 stations and {{convert|70|km}} that are present as of January 2013.

* '''[[Purple Line (Dubai Metro)|Purple Line]]''': along [[E 44 road (United Arab Emirates)|Al Khail Road (E44)]]. The line will extend from the [[Al Maktoum International Airport]] to Muhaisnah, a locality near the border between Dubai and Sharjah.<ref name="dol">{{cite web|title=Dubai Metro|url=http://www.dubai-online.com/transport/metro.htm|work=Dubai Online|date=11 March 2020 }}</ref> There will be about eight stations, three with check-in facilities. However, The Dubai Airports Authority claimed that this was unfeasible as it did not pass through many localities. They however suggested opting for a "central terminal" similar to those in Europe where trains leave from inside the airport to the other airport with trains also leaving to the city. The RTA have taken this into consideration.{{Citation needed|date = June 2015}}
*'''Pink Line''': The Pink Line is planned to run east–west with a terminus at Al Sufouh and is scheduled for completion by 2030.<ref name="railwaygazette.com">[http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/urban/single-view/view/dubai-metro-expansion-plans.html Dubai metro expansion plans] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803074721/https://www.railwaygazette.com/news/urban/single-view/view/dubai-metro-expansion-plans.html |date=3 August 2020 }} ''Railway Gazette International'' 30 September 2014</ref>
*'''Gold Line''': Announced as the 'Yellow Line' in April 2008 and confirmed in January 2013 as the 'Gold Line'.<ref name=rt/> One of the stations planned for the Gold Line is the Dubailand Station, west of Meydan.<ref>{{cite news| newspaper=Khaleej Times | url=https://www.khaleejtimes.com/article/20130117/ARTICLE/301179903/1013 | title=Dubai Metro on expansion track | first=Mustafa | last=Al Zarooni | date=17 January 2013 }}</ref> The Gold Line will connect [[Arabian Ranches]], Deira, and Dubai Marina and is scheduled to open by 2025.<ref name="railwaygazette.com"/>
* '''Red Line Extension''': {{convert|15.5|km}} and six new stations, terminating at the border with [[Abu Dhabi (emirate)|Abu Dhabi]]. No dates for completion announced.<ref>{{cite web|title=Dubai Metro Green Line set to start mid-2010|url=http://www.arabianbusiness.com/570292-dubai-metro-green-line-set-to-start-mid-2010|work=Arabian Business}}</ref>

In 2014, the RTA approved the recent proposal of extending the Red Line from Al Rashidiya station to Mirdif City Center which will increase 3.5 kilometers with the new station. However, there is also a proposal to extend it further to Al Warqa’a which is currently being studied.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Shahbandari|first=Shafaat|date=13 September 2014|title=Dubai Metro expansion latest: Red Line to Al Warqa'a|url=https://gulfnews.com/uae/transport/dubai-metro-expansion-latest-red-line-to-al-warqaa-1.1384564|access-date=12 May 2019| newspaper=Gulf News}}</ref>

On the Green Line, the RTA finalized the extension plan of 20.6 kilometers from Al Jaddaf to [[Dubai International Academic City|Academic City]] in 2014. The extension is due to go through [[Dubai Festival City|Festival City]], Lagoons, Ras Al Khor Industrial Area, International City, [[Dubai Silicon Oasis]], and [[Dubai Academic City]].<ref>{{cite news| first=Shafaat | last=Shahbandari |date=13 September 2014|title=Dubai Metro expansion latest: Red Line to Al Warqa'a?|url=http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/dubai-metro-expansion-latest-red-line-to-al-warqa-a-1.1384564 | newspaper=Gulf News }}</ref> In November 2023, the Green Line and Red Line extensions eastward was approved under the [[Blue Line (Dubai Metro)|Blue Line]] project of the Dubai Metro. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.geplus.co.uk/news/dubais-metro-blue-line-project-gets-go-ahead-28-11-2023/|title=Dubai's Metro Blue Line project given go-ahead|first=Thames|last=Menteth|date=28 November 2023|accessdate=25 February 2024}}</ref>

In 2018, the engineering firm [[Aurecon]] produced a study into a 7.5&nbsp;km express metro line from [[Al Qiyadah (Dubai Metro)|Al Qiyadah]] station on the Green Line till [[Sharjah]].<ref>{{cite news|url= https://gulfnews.com/uae/transport/here-is-what-a-dubai-sharjah-metro-link-could-mean-1.2163673|title=Here's what a Dubai–Sharjah metro link could mean| newspaper=[[Gulf News]]|date=27 January 2018|access-date=23 November 2020}}</ref> The line would cost AED 3 billion, and could reduce traffic congestion between the two cities by up to 30%.

==Stations==
[[File:Dubai Metro Gold Section.JPG|thumb|Dubai Metro Gold Class. The price of this section is twice that of the silver class.]]
[[File:DubaiMetro3.JPG|thumb|Interior of a train]]
[[File:Mind the Gap in Arabic.jpg|thumb|"Mind the Gap" in Arabic]]
[[File:Dubai metro green line.jpg|thumb|Metro train approaches the station]]
Dubai Metro is composed of at-grade (G) elevated Type 1, Type 2 and Type 3 (T1, T2 and T3, respectively) underground stations (U) and underground transfer station types (UT).{{citation needed|date=May 2021}} Type 1 is the regular at-grade concourse station, Type 2 is a regular elevated concourse station, and Type 3 is an elevated special track station with an extra track to hold a non-operational train. Underground transfer stations accommodate both the Red and Green lines for easy transfers.{{citation needed|date=May 2021}}<ref name="Dubai Metro Network"/>

Besides these differences, there are five themes used in the interiors of the stations:<ref>{{cite news|title=Dubai metro themes|url=http://gulfnews.com/news/uae/transport/dubai-metro-stations-reflect-nature-1.537834|newspaper=[[Gulf News]]|date=1 September 2009|access-date=11 August 2015|archive-date=17 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117014002/http://gulfnews.com/news/uae/transport/dubai-metro-stations-reflect-nature-1.537834|url-status=dead}}</ref> The red line individually has 29 stations including the Interchange Stations between Green Line. The green line has 20 stations including the Interchange Stations between Red Line. Route 2020 (Connected with the Red Line from Jebel Ali) individually has 7 stations in total (including Jebel Ali; 6 without it).

Inside the stations will have air conditions from 24 to 21 Celsius.
  
# Heritage: Symbolizes the culture and history of the United Arab Emirates.
# Earth: Marks the start of the Dubai modern and urban drive, which resembles the force and durability of earth and soil.
# Air: Symbolizes the elation and joy that Dubai provides to residents and visitors.
# Fire: Symbolizes the energy, vigour and strong will displayed by Dubai leaders.
# Water: Symbolizes the human values which Dubai seeks to ensure in its modern achievements.
The Earth stations have a tan-brown colour effects; water has blue-white colour effects; fire has orange-red colour effects; and the air has green colour effects.<ref name=DURLARPM>Dubai Rapid Link Consortium – Approved Red Line Project Model dtd. 5 Nov. 2006</ref><ref name=DURLAGPM>Dubai Rapid Link Consortium – Approved Green Line Project Model dtd. 19 Nov. 2006</ref>

Officials have negotiated with international and local companies over [[naming rights]] for 23 stations on the two lines. This [[corporate branding]] is the first of its kind.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Is Advertising the New Indicator for Emerging Markets? |url=http://www.contrarianprofits.com/articles/is-advertising-the-new-indicator-for-emerging-markets/4474 |publisher=Contrarian Profits |date=2008-08-11 |access-date=2008-08-12}}</ref> Some examples are: [[BurJuman (Dubai Metro)|BurJuman]], [[Burj Khalifa/Dubai Mall (Dubai Metro)|Burj Khalifa/Dubai Mall]], [[Mall of the Emirates (Dubai Metro)|Mall of the Emirates]], [[DAMAC Properties (Dubai Metro)|DAMAC Properties]] and [[UAE Exchange (Dubai Metro)|UAE Exchange]].

Most stations have a ZOOM market inside.

===Parking===
The Dubai Metro has built three large multi-level car parking with an estimated capacity to accommodate more than 8,000 vehicles for the passengers where they can park their car and ride the metro. 
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Stations !! Line !! Spaces
|-
| Centrepoint (Rashidiya) Metro Station || style="background: red" | <span style="color:black;">Red Line </span> || 2700 cars
|-
| Jabal Ali Metro Station || style="background: red" |<span style="color:black;">Red Line, Branch </span> || 3000 cars
|-
| Etisalat by e& Metro Station || style="background: green" | <span style="color:black;">Green Line </span> || 2300 cars
|-
| Jumeirah Golf Estates Metro Station || style="background: red" | <span style="color:black;">Red Line </span> || 400 cars
|}
The parking is free for the metro users.

===Handicapped facilities===
All metro stations have elevators and contrasting [[Tactile paving|tactile guidance path]] to guide the visually impaired. There are also dedicated spaces for wheelchair users on all the trains. Handicapped passengers, also known as 'people of determination' in the UAE, can ride with any RTA service for free with a special, personalized [[Nol Card]].

===Safety===
Emergency stop buttons, intercoms and [[platform screen doors]] with corresponding flashing light signals are installed at every station for the safety of the passengers. Trains are equipped with emergency stop buttons, door release levers, intercoms and fire extinguishers. CCTV is operational throughout the entire network and in trains and police officers are regularly on patrol in the stations, especially during rush hours.

===Telecommunication===
[[Wi-Fi]] connectivity is available across all trains and stations and is provided by [[du (company)|''du'']] which is in par with the Wi-Fi UAE program which provides Wi-Fi connectivity across major parts of UAE. Mobile phone coverage is available across the entire network of the metro. The metro itself has Wi-Fi connectivity inside for the commuters to access with two tiers of Internet access with the normal service being free whereas the premium service can be accessed by a nominal fee.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emirates247.com/news/emirates/dubai-metro-wifi-all-you-need-to-know-2015-07-13-1.596632|title=Dubai Metro WiFi: All you need to know|first=Majorie van|last=Leijen|date=13 July 2015}}</ref>

==Travelling==
The Dubai Transport is divided into 4 tiers (5 zones). The prices were slightly increased as of 11 November 2014.{{citation needed|date=May 2020}}<ref>{{Cite news|last=Shahbandari|first=Shafaat|date=November 5, 2014|title=RTA revises public transport tariff|work=Gulf News|url=https://gulfnews.com/uae/transport/rta-revises-public-transport-tariff-1.1408539}}</ref> The cheapest ticket (not preloaded, and not in the "gold" class) with a distance not more than 3&nbsp;km cost 3 AED (about $0.82) – the equivalent of Tier 0, and most costly single trip (Tier 3, exceed 2 zones, and paper not preloaded ticket also{{clarify|date=May 2021}}) 7.5 AED (about $2.04) and was not increased from opening. Tier 1 is one zone trip, where the travel exceeds 3&nbsp;km, Tier 2 is neighbouring 2 zones travel. Also (excluding Gold class) using cards there is "no more paying" – a free rest of day travel if the cost exceeds 14 AED (about $3.81).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dubai-metro.me/dubai-metro-tickets/|title=Dubai Metro-Dubai Metro Tickets|date=7 August 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.thenational.ae/uae/transport/dubai-public-transport-a-popular-ticket-in-2017|title=Dubai public transport a popular ticket in 2017| newspaper=[[The National (Abu Dhabi)|The National]] | location=UAE }}</ref>

===Ticketing===
The Dubai Metro has a fixed fare based on three tiers and travelling under 3&nbsp;km costs 3 AED.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Dubai Metro – Information, Route Map, Fare & Timings|url=https://themetrorailguy.com/metro-rail-systems/dubai-metro-information-stations-route-map-fare-prices-nol-pass-hours-timings/|website=The Metro Rail Guy|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-11}}</ref> The tiers are:
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Tiers
|- 
|  text-align: "center" | <nowiki>Tier 1 |3 AED| Within 1 zone start and end in same zone</nowiki>
|-
|  text-align: "center" | Tier 2 |5 AED| Starts in 1 zone and ends in neighboring zone
|-
|  text-align: "center" | Tier 3 |7.5 AED| Crosses 3 or more zones
|}

The [[Nol Card]] are used by the passengers to check-in and check-out at the gates in their destination station. No other payment form (cash, credit card) can be used. The fare will be automatically deducted based on the number of zones traveled. Passengers will be allowed to check-in when their card has more than minimum credit required.

Children below the age of 5 years or less than 90&nbsp;cm and people with disabilities (personalized Nol Card required) will be eligible to travel the metro for free.

There is also a Nol Card available for students & seniors, and they can get a student & senior citizens' discount.

==Rolling stock==
[[File:5001 Dubai metro.jpg|thumb|Train 5001, the first train delivered to Dubai on the Red Line]]
[[File:Dubai Metro.JPG|thumb|A train on trial in February 2009]]

Japanese manufacturer [[Kinki Sharyo]] built a total of 79 five-car trains (60 on Red Line, 19 on Green Line).<ref name="firsttrain" /> They are designed to carry 643 seated and standing passengers, and unusually for a mass transit system, the trains have three classes of accommodation: Gold Class ([[first class commuter travel|first class]]), Women and Children class, and regular Silver Class (economy).<ref>{{cite news |title=At a glance:Dubai Metro |url=http://archive.gulfnews.com/indepth/dubaimetro/puffs/mid_left/10112170.html |newspaper=[[Gulf News]] |date=2007-03-19 |access-date=2008-05-30 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080601042054/http://archive.gulfnews.com/indepth/dubaimetro/puffs/mid_left/10112170.html |archive-date=1 June 2008}}</ref> The first train (5001) was delivered to Dubai in March 2008.<ref name="firsttrain">[http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/single-view/view/10/first-dubai-metro-train-arrives.html First Dubai metro train arrives] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100104050442/http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/single-view/view/10/first-dubai-metro-train-arrives.html |date=4 January 2010 }}, [[Railway Gazette International]] 2008-03-14, retrieved 2008-03-15.</ref> The trains are [[Vehicular automation|driverless]], use [[third rail]] current collection. Trained wardens accompany passengers to help with emergencies.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?section=theuae&xfile=data/theuae/2007/april/theuae_april441.xml | title=Trained wardens will help people on Dubai Metro | newspaper=[[Khaleej Times]] | date=16 April 2007 | access-date=19 March 2022 | archive-date=26 October 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141026200409/http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?section=theuae&xfile=data%2Ftheuae%2F2007%2Fapril%2Ftheuae_april441.xml | url-status=dead }}</ref> The four newer trains (5074, 5075, 5076, and 5077) are each painted with a different special livery, in which one of them (train 5077) representing the skyline of Dubai.<ref>{{cite news |title=Metro trains in Dubai get artistic makeover in the Art Metro project |url=http://www.thenational.ae/arts-lifestyle/art/metro-trains-in-dubai-get-artistic-makeover-in-the-artmetro-project |newspaper=[[The National (Abu Dhabi)|The National]] |date=2015-05-05 |access-date=2016-06-25}}</ref>

50 new trains, the [[Alstom Metropolis]], were introduced in November 2018.<ref name="Gulf Business">{{Cite news|url=http://gulfbusiness.com/first-new-dubai-metro-trains-arrive-november/|title=First of new Dubai Metro trains to arrive in November|date=2018-09-23|work=Gulf Business|access-date=2018-11-03|language=en-US}}</ref> The trains have higher capacity, 696 passengers, up from 643 passenger on the current trains.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.khaleejtimes.com/news/transport/photos-dubai-metro-to-get-first-of-new-trains-this-year | title=Photos: Dubai Metro to get first of new trains this year|author=Staff Report| newspaper=Khaleej Times| access-date=2018-11-03}}</ref> This will increase passenger capacity by about 10%. The new trains have a refreshed interior with better air conditioning, digital maps, improved speed, brakes and doors.<ref name="Gulf Business"/> Out of these 50 trains, all 50 are running on the Red and Green Lines.

==Culture==

===Music Festival===
Brand Dubai collaborated with [[Roads & Transport Authority]] back in March 2019 to launch the "Dubai Metro Music Festival", there was no festival in 2020 and 2021 because of [[COVID-19]]. It is held from 14 to 20 Sha'aban every year. Held across red line stations.

{|class="wikitable source"
|-
! Year
! Stations !! Dates !! Timings !! Musicians !! Nationalities !! Instruments
|-
| 2019
| [[Union (Dubai Metro)|Union]], [[BurJuman (Dubai Metro)|BurJuman]], [[Burj Khalifa/Dubai Mall (Dubai Metro)|Burj Khalifa / Dubai Mall]], [[Mall of the Emirates (Dubai Metro)|Mall of the Emirates]], [[DMCC (Dubai Metro)|DMCC]] || March 17–23, 2019 || 6am-12pm, 4pm-9pm (Union, BurJuman, Mall of the Emirates and DMCC), 12-4pm (Burj Khalifa / Dubai Mall) || Aksana Laukava, Vineet Panchal, PorcaPizza|| [[Belarus]], [[India]], [[Italy]]|| [[Saxophone]], [[Tabla]], [[One Man Band|Recycled One Man Band]]
|-
| 2020
| None because of [[COVID-19]] || || || || ||
|-
| 2021
| None because of [[COVID-19]]  || || || || ||
|-
| 2022
| [[Union (Dubai Metro)|Union]], [[BurJuman (Dubai Metro)|BurJuman]], [[Mall of the Emirates (Dubai Metro)|Mall of the Emirates]], [[Jabal Ali (Dubai Metro)|Jabal Ali]], [[Expo 2020 (Dubai Metro)|Expo 2020]] || March 16–22, 2022 || 4-10pm || Inass Halal, Christophe Servas, Al Taj, Jose Luis Torres || [[Syria]], [[France]], [[Egypt]], [[Ecuador]] || [[Percussion]], [[Flute|Flute and Recycled Instruments]], [[Flute|Flute Beatbox]], [[One Man Band]]
|-
| 2023
| [[Union (Dubai Metro)|Union]], [[BurJuman (Dubai Metro)|BurJuman]], [[Financial Centre (Dubai Metro)|Financial Centre]], [[Mall of the Emirates (Dubai Metro)|Mall of the Emirates]], [[Sobha Realty (Dubai Metro)|Sobha Realty]] || March 6–12, 2023 || 4-10pm || John Buttigieg, Anetta Morozova, Isabelle Clarençon || [[Australia]], [[Russia]], [[France]] || [[Guitar]], [[Flute]], [[DJ]] and [[Piano]]
|-
| 2024
| || || || || ||
|}

===Guinness World Record===
On 1 November 2018, as part of the RTA's Public Transport Day, the longest diverse human chain of hand was formed in a Dubai metro train at [[Etisalat (Dubai Metro)|Etisalat station]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://gulfnews.com/news/uae/transport/watch-dubai-metro-users-set-record-for-most-diverse-human-chain-1.2296500|title=Watch: Dubai Metro users set record for most diverse human chain |first=Sajila | last=Saseendran |date=2018-11-01| newspaper=Gulf News|access-date=2018-11-03}}</ref> The record was acknowledged by [[Guinness World Records]]. The chain was formed by people from 96 countries around the whole world. Previously this record was with Norway, where 75 nations made a diverse human chain.<ref name=":0" />

=== Dubai Metro Museum ===
[[Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum|Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum]], Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, gave his directions to transform Dubai Metro stations into art museums under the supervision of [[Dubai Culture|Dubai Culture and Arts Authority]], The project was announced early April 2014 and aims at displaying contemporary and modern art.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dubai Metro stations to be art museums |date=17 March 2014 |url=http://www.emirates247.com/news/government/dubai-metro-stations-to-be-art-museums-2014-03-17-1.541968 |access-date=2015-06-15}}</ref>

==Incidents and accidents==
* {{Timeline-event |date={{Start date|2009|09|10|df=y}} |event= one metro train broke down and passengers were stranded for two hours before being picked up by a second train.}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gulfnews.com/nation/Traffic_and_Transport/10347785.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090912103025/http://www.gulfnews.com/nation/Traffic_and_Transport/10347785.html|url-status=dead|title=Gulfnews.com|archive-date=12 September 2009}}</ref>
* {{Timeline-event |date={{Start date|2010|02|28|df=y}} |event= Thousands of commuters were affected after part of Dubai Metro's Red Line was closed after a small fire on the track. A section of the Red Line between Al Jafiliya Station near Za'abeel Park and Terminal 3 Station was shut at around 7&nbsp;pm and remained closed until Monday morning. Trains were evacuated at Burjuman (formerly Khalid Bin Al Waleed), Union Station and Al Rigga Station. A Dubai Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) spokesman confirmed there was smoke on the underground track between Union and Burjuman Station. However, RTA officials remained tight-lipped about what had caused the incident.}}<ref>{{cite news| url=http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/emergencies/fire-breaks-out-on-metro-track-1.590600|title=Fire breaks out on Metro track|first=Ashfaq | last=Ahmed |date=2 March 2010 | newspaper=Gulf News }}</ref>
* {{Timeline-event |date={{Start date|2011|12|25|df=y}} |event= Passengers reported that some trains stalling and others moving 'at snail’s pace' due to technical problems. The RTA confirmed that both the Red and Green lines of the metro were running slow, in both directions, due to "some technical issues".}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emirates247.com/news/emirates/technical-snag-forces-dubai-metro-to-go-slow-2011-12-25-1.434393|title=Technical snag forces Dubai Metro to go slow|author=Staff|work=Emirates 24-7|date=25 December 2011 }}</ref>
* {{Timeline-event |date={{Start date|2012|12|03|df=y}} |event= The Dubai Metro saw its first death when a man committed suicide by lying down on the metro tracks and was run over by the automated train.}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thenational.ae/news/uae-news/man-killed-on-dubai-metro-in-apparent-suicide-say-police |publisher=The National |title=Man killed on Dubai Metro in apparent suicide, say police |date=5 December 2012 |access-date=2013-01-22}}</ref>
* {{Timeline-event |date={{Start date|2014|08|12|df=y}} |event= Commuters on a segment of the Dubai Metro’s Red Line were stranded after a train (registered 5075) stopped between Al Karama and Al Jafiliya stations during peak hours following a technical snag at around 7&nbsp;pm. According to a Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) official, the train on the Red Line experienced an electrical failure, causing the metro to stall operations between the Union and Business Bay metro stations leaving 2000 passengers stranded. The Green Line operated as usual. The passengers stranded in the train broke the emergency door using the hammer and opened the door as there was no air conditioning available and walked to Al Karama Metro Station by walking on the viaduct. Two hours later, the Metro services were fully restored.}}<ref>{{cite news| url=http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/traffic-transport/dubai-metro-stops-between-stations-passengers-stranded-1.1371375 | title=Dubai Metro stops between stations, passengers stranded |first=Shafaat | last=Shahbandari | newspaper=[[Gulf News]] |date=12 August 2014}}</ref>
* {{Timeline-event |date={{Start date|2014|10|29|df=y}} |event=In late evening, commuters on the Dubai Metro were stranded at stations due to trains between Business Bay station and Nakheel station stopped operating in both directions due to a technical glitch. The systems were fully restored one hour later.}}<ref>{{cite news| url=http://khaleejtimes.com/kt-article-display-1.asp?xfile=data%2Ftransport%2F2014%2FOctober%2Ftransport_October25.xml&section=transport| title=Dubai Metro's Red Line 'back to normal' after glitch| newspaper=[[Khaleej Times]]| author=Staff Report| access-date=29 October 2014| archive-date=29 October 2014| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141029211153/http://khaleejtimes.com/kt-article-display-1.asp?xfile=data%2Ftransport%2F2014%2FOctober%2Ftransport_October25.xml&section=transport| url-status=dead}}</ref>
* 3 April 2016 – Passengers were left stranded during evening rush hour after a technical snag delayed train services on the Red Line. Systems were restored in 30 minutes.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://gulfnews.com/news/uae/emergencies/passengers-stranded-at-dubai-metro-station-1.1703363|title=Passengers stranded at Dubai Metro station| first=Cleofe | last=Maceda |date=2016-04-03| newspaper=Gulf News|access-date=2016-04-04}}</ref>
* 24 August 2017 – A man commits suicide in Noor Bank Metro Station. The station was shut down for one hour following the incident.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://gulfnews.com/news/uae/emergencies/man-reportedly-dies-at-dubai-metro-station-1.2078903|title=Man reportedly dies at Dubai Metro station|first=Mary | last=Achkhanian | newspaper=[[Gulf News]] |date=23 August 2017}}</ref> 
* 6 November 2017 – Passengers commuting on the Red Line were left stranded after a technical glitch caused train services to temporarily stall specifically near Jumeirah Lakes Towers (now DMCC) and UAE Exchange stations. Services returned to normal at 12:32 PM.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gulfnews.com/news/uae/transport/dubai-metro-service-interrupted-during-monday-morning-rush-hour-1.2119364|title=Dubai Metro service interrupted during Monday morning rush hour|first1=Mariam M. | last1=Al Serkal | first2=Shafaat|last2=Shahbandari|date=6 November 2017 | newspaper=Gulf News }}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Nol Card]]
* [[Dubai Tram]]
* [[Transportation in Dubai]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category|Dubai Metro}}
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9RM6g2vaDU Tour of the Dubai Metro – lines and principle stations] on [[YouTube]]
* [https://dubaimetromap.com/dubai-metro-timings// Dubai Metro Timings]

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