Green Line (Dubai Metro)

The Green Line (Green Line ) is one of two currently operating metro lines of the Dubai Metro in Dubai. It is 23.9 km long and runs from the district of Al - Qusais ( Etisalat Station ) from parallel to Dubai Creek, crosses under him and then runs back parallel to the other site to Dubai Healthcare City ( station Healthcare City ). 7.9 km of the route is underground. The line is daily from 6:00 clock bis 22.30 clock, even on Fridays to 23.30 clock in operation. The total journey time from one end of the line to the other is 27 minutes.

History

After the Red Line was partially opened on September 9, 2009, the Green Line exactly two years later followed on September 9, 2011. Among the total of 20 stations were initially 18 genommen.Die operational extension of the line to the missing two stations Jaddaf - 1 and Creek will take place later.

Underground stations

The Green Line has 8 stations located underground. Just as with the Red Line, the corresponding tunnels were built in shield tunneling under the surface. The Union Station in Deira is one of the two intersection points of the Red Line and the Green Line and is the area 's largest underground metro station in the world: 230 by 50 meters on three floors.

Future

In October 2010 it was announced that the Green Line should be extended as soon as possible to the southeast by a further 19.1 km to the emerging Dubai Academic City; as the time horizon was called 2017. With this second phase wants to reach the many thousands of students and residents of the new districts in the vicinity of the Academic City.