Dubai Through the Metro Glass

Friday, September 11, 2009

Metro by Numbers

  • 0--(dhs) fare to park in designated parking structures; fare for children under age 5 and less than 90cm in height.
  • 1--free bus ride with same ticket or card after station exit within 30 minute window; no. of grade level stations (Jebel Ali) on Red line.
  • 1.8--(dhs) starting fare for Tier 0 Silver & Blue card travel up to 3km.
  • 2--(dhs) starting fare for Red ticket holders on Tier 0 travel; multiple which Gold card holders must pay above Silver card fares; no. of interchange stations (Kkalid Bin al Waleed & Union) for Red & Green lines; p.m. start time of metro on Fridays.
  • 2.3--(dhs) first tier fare for Silver & Blue card holders for travel within same zone.
  • 2.5--(dhs) first tier fare for Red card holders for travel within same zone.
  • 3--dedicated parking structures, at Rashidiya, Nakheel Harbor & Tower and Etisalat (u/c) stations.
  • 3.75--minutes planned between train arrivals at peak times.



  • 4--types of metro Nol card available (Silver, Gold, Blue & Red); no. of underground stations (Khalid Bin al Waleed, Union, Al Rigga, Deira City Center) on Red line.
  • 4.1--(dhs) second tier fare for Silver & Blue card holders for travel to adjacent zone.
  • 4.5--(dhs) second tier fare for Red card holders for travel to adjacent zone.
  • 5--cars on each train; no. of zones in which Dubai is divided; validity period in years of Silver, Gold & Blue cards.
  • 5.8--(dhs) third tier fare and maximum single journey fare for Silver & Blue card holders exceeding two zones in travel.
  • 6--a.m. start of metro service Saturday-Thursday.
  • 6.5--(dhs) third tier fare and maximum single journey fare for Red card holders exceeding two zones in travel.
  • 8--underground stations on Green line (incl. 2 interchange stations).
  • 9--see earlier post.
  • 10--stations opened on 09-Sep-2009; no. of times Red ticket can be recharged.



  • 11--p.m. end of metro service daily, except during Ramadan.
  • 12--elevated stations on Green line; a.m. end of metro service daily during Ramadan.
  • 14--(dhs) maximum daily charge for Silver & Red card holders; amount of credit available on a 20 dhs Nol card.
  • 15--seats in Women & Children's section of the designated carriage.
  • 18--seats in Gold class section of the designated carriage.
  • 19--new foot bridges across SZR as part of Red line stations.
  • 20--(dhs) cost of Silver & Gold card (incl. 14 dhs ride credit); cost for 3 hr wifi service from Du; available credit on 70 dhs Blue card; stations on Green line when completed in mid 2010 (incl. two interchange stations); reported temperature (in Celcius) on board.
  • 23--km length of Green line.
  • 24--elevated stations on Red line.
  • 25--trains in total to run on the Green line.
  • 26--minutes estimated journey time on Green line end to end.
  • 27--maximum no. of seats in each of the four Silver class carriages.
  • 29--stations on Red line when completed by Feb-2010 (incl. 2 shared w/Green line).
  • 32--km/hr average train speed on Green line.
  • 42--km/hr average train speed on Red line.
  • 47--stations in total on Red & Green lines (w/o double counting of interchange stations); km. planned length of the Blue line (Emirates Business 24/7).
  • 49--km. planned length of the Purple line (Emirates Business 24/7).



  • 50--(dhs) subscription fee for a Blue card.
  • 52.1--km length of Red line.
  • 62--trains in total to run on the Red line.
  • 64--minutes estimated journey time on Red line end to end.
  • 70--(dhs) total cost of Blue card.
  • 78--km combined length of Red & Green lines.
  • 87--trains in total to run on both Red & Green lines.
  • 90--km/hr maximum speed of trains; days validity on Red tickets; validity period (in minutes) for tickets/cards used for Tier 0 travel.
  • 100--(dhs) fine for eating or drinking on metro (ArabianBusiness.com).




  • 142--seats in total on every train.
  • 180--validity period (in minutes) for tickets/cards used for Tier 1-3 travel.
  • 200--(dhs) fine for traveling on metro w/o valid ticket (ArabianBusiness.com).
  • 320--km of rail network planned by 2020 (Emirates Business 24/7).
  • 500--(dhs) maximum value which can be stored on Silver, Gold & Blue Nol cards.
  • 643--passenger capacity (as per design) per train, distributed across the 5 carriages.
  • 897--passenger peak capacity per train.



  • 1992--year project first envisioned.
  • 2005--year build contract awarded.
  • 2006--year construction begun on Red line, 21 March (Emirates Business 24/7).
  • 2009--year of Red line opening.
  • 2010--year anticipated for completion of Red & Green lines.
  • 2200--staff recruited to work for Metro by Red line opening (ArabianBusiness.com).
  • 2700--free parking stalls at Rashidiya station.
  • 3000--free parking stalls at Nakheel Harbour & Tower and Etisalat (u/c) stations; no. of CCTV cameras installed through the system.
  • 74319--passengers estimated to utilize the metro per day.
  • 8009090--no. to call for metro & all RTA related information and guidance.
Sources: My City. My Metro. pamphlet and RTA online.
Red highlights metro costs for regular commuters.

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Random Tidbits
  • credit card recharge of Nol cards not yet available.
  • Khalid Bin al Waleed station is commonly referred to as Bur Juman station--for reasons obvious to Dubai residents.
  • Nakheel Harbour & Tower station, referring to a non-existent tower or harbour, may sometimes be referred to as Jumeirah Islands station.


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