Dubai: If you regularly use the Dubai Metro, there are some new changes that you may be aware of – some stations have been renamed and there is a brand new station, which opened today – September 1. But if you haven’t taken the Metro recently and plan to use this convenient public transport mode sometime soon, here is a roundup of all the latest updates announced by the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA).
New station opening – Jumeirah Golf Estates
The Jumeirah Golf Estates station is the biggest underground station in the entire Dubai Metro network, and falls on the Dubai Metro Route 2020.
On Route 2020, the station falls after Al Furjan station and before the Dubai Investment Park station.
Route 2020:
1. Jabal Ali (Interchange station)
2. The Gardens
3. Discovery Gardens
4. Al Furjan
5. Jumeirah Golf Estates
6. Dubai Investment Park
7. Expo 2020 (not yet open to public)
What is an interchange station?
The Dubai Metro has three lines – the Red Line, the Green Line and the ‘Branch Line’. Commuters can switch from one line to another at stations where the two lines meet. These stations are referred to as interchange stations.
New route for Red Line
From June 1, the Red Line has started providing an uninterrupted route from Centrepoint station all the way to the Expo 2020 station, without the need for people to switch trains at an interchange station.
So, the route for the previous Red Line, which plied down to the UAE Exchange Station, was changed. Now, if you wish to head towards the UAE Exchange station (on the Branch Line), you will have to switch trains at the Jabal Ali station.
New station names
Recently, the RTA also announced that the names of certain stations have been changed.
These include:
Al Rashidiya station, which has now been renamed Centrepoint station. This is one of the two terminal stations on the Red Line.
Al Jafiliya station, which has now been renamed Max Fashion station. This station falls on the Red Line.
Dubai Marina station, which has now been renamed Sobha Realty station. This station falls on the Red Line.
Stations on the Red Line:
These are the stations on the Red Line, listed below in the direction from the Al Rashidiya area to the Expo 2020 site:
- Centrepoint
- Emirates
- Airport Terminal 3
- Airport Terminal 1
- GGICO
- Deira City Centre
- Al Rigga
- Union (Interchange)
- BurJuman (Interchange)
- ADCB
- Max Fashion
- World Trade Cente
- Emirates Towers
- Financial Centre
- Burj Khalifa / Dubai Mall
- Business Bay
- Al Safa
- Umm Al Sheif
- Mall of the Emirates
- Mashreq
- Dubai Internet City
- Al Khail
- Sobha Realty
- DMCC
- Jabal Ali (Interchange)
- The Gardens
- Discovery Gardens
- Al Furjan
- Jumeirah Golf Estates
- Dubai Investment Park
- Expo 2020
Stations on the Green Line
These are the stations on the Green Line, listed below in the direction from the Al Qusais area to the Al Jadaf area:
- Etisalat
- Al Qusais
- Dubai Airport Freezone
- Al Nahda
- Stadium
- Al Qiyadah
- Abu Hail
- Abu Baker Al Siddique
- Salah Al Din
- Union (Interchange)
- Baniyas Square
- Gold Souq
- Al Ras
- Al Ghubaiba
- Sharaf DG
- BurJuman (Interchange)
- Oud Metha
- Dubai Healthcare City
- Al Jadaf
- Creek
Stations on the Branch Line
These are the stations on the Branch Line, listed below in the direction from the Jabal Ali station to the Al Jadaf area:
- Jabal Ali (Interchange)
- Ibn Battuta
- Energy
- Danube
- UAE Exchange
