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Dubai Metro on its opening day September 10, 2009. ... Sharjah Metro; Sharjah Tram; Ajman Tram; See also. Etihad Rail; Transport in the United Arab Emirates; References
City Centre Deira station opened on 9 September 2009 as part of the initial stretch of the Dubai Metro, with trains running from Rashidiya to Nakheel Harbour and Tower to City Centre Deira and seven other intermediate stations. [2] In 2011, City Centre Deira was the second-busiest Metro station, handling almost 5.592 million passengers. [1]
Dubai Metro has a total length of 89.6 kilometres (56 mi) and 55 stations, 35 on the Red Line and 15 on the Green Line. [5] From 2009 to 2016, Dubai Metro was the world's longest driverless metro network with a route length of 75 kilometres (47 mi), as recognized by Guinness World Records in 2012. [6]
Etihad Rail (Arabic: الاتحاد للقطارات) is the developer and operator of the United Arab Emirates's national railway network. It was established in June 2009 under Federal Law No. 2 to manage the development, construction and operation of the United Arab Emirates' national freight and passenger railway network. [1]
The Red Line is currently one of two lines of the Dubai Metro network in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. [1] It runs from Centrepoint (formerly Rashidiya) in the east to Expo 2020 in the west and travels parallel to Sheikh Zayed Road for most of its length. There are two interchange stations with the Green Line: Union and BurJuman.
Dubai Airport Free Zone (commonly known as DAFZA, Arabic: المنطقة الحرة بمطار دبي) is an elevated rapid-transit metro station on the Green Line [1] of the Dubai Metro in Dubai, UAE. [2] [3] [4] The station opened as part of the Green Line on 9 September 2011. [5] Like most Dubai Metro stations, it is above ground level.
The station is located in Al Shindagha, Bur Dubai, traditionally the historic centre of Dubai. It is near the junction of 51 Road & Al Ghubaiba Road, with a number of entrances/exits. [5] It is close to Al Ghubaiba Bus Station (which has intercity services including to Abu Dhabi and Sharjah) and City Centre Al Shindagha, [6] as well as Dubai ...
The first line, which opened by the end of 2009, ran 1.1 kilometres (0.68 mi) from Dubai Metro's Burj Khalifa station to the Dubai Mall with one stop at The Address Dubai Mall. The first line has trams running in both directions, while the second line only runs in one direction. The second phase, which opened in 2010, serves ten stations.