Red Line (Dubai Metro)

The Red Line (Red Line ) is one of two currently operating metro lines of the Dubai Metro in Dubai. It is 52.1 km long and extends from the port of Jebel Ali ( Jebel Ali station ) to the district Raschidiyya ( Rashidiya Station ), which is close to the Dubai International Airport. 4.7 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 66 minutes.

History

The Red Line in Dubai is the first metro line within the GCC. Due to non-compliance schedules the opening had to be first placed several times. Finally took place on September 9, 2009 at 21:09 clock (ie 9 September 2009 at 09:09 in the evening) a partial opening with ten of the 29 stations. January 2010 was followed by the station Burj Khalifa / Dubai Mall to mark the opening of the Burj Khalifa. On April 25, 2010, seven stations were opened and 16 May 2010 for another three. On 15 October 2010, five stations were added, and finally in March 2011, the terminus ' Jebel Ali'. Thus, 27 of the 29 stations in operation. When the last two westerly stations Energy and Jebel Ali Industrial will be opened is still unknown, but it probably depends on when the surrounding residential areas are finished.

Underground stations

The Red Line has only 4 located underground stations. The corresponding tunnel sections ( inclusive of those under the Dubai Creek were built in shield tunneling under the surface The Station Union 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

An extension of the Red Line from Jebel Ali to the limit of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi is being considered.