Dubai Metro Green Line  

Dubai Metro Green Line

The Green Line of the Dubai Metro will be the second Dubai Metro light rail line to open in Dubai, with first public trips scheduled for March 2010 but delayed until August 2011 (not 2010). The route starts in Al Ghusais, runs along Al Nahda Rd and Salahuddin Rd above ground, then disappears underground into the heart of Deira, crossing Dubai Creek at Al Ras and heading along the creek to the Burjuman Center where it rises above ground shortly after and continues through Dubai Healthcare City to Al Jadaf.

Dubai Metro Green Line opening date

• 20 February 2010 press release: The Dubai RTA says the Green Line will be operational in August 2011 - more than a year later than originally planned.
• 24 January 2010: A report on the Maktoob Business website said that the Green Line wouldn't open until November 2010, according to unnamed sources which said the delays were due to work slowdowns because of a payment dispute between the RTA and the Japanese consortium working on the Dubai Metro. The opening date of the remaining Dubai Metro Red Line stations was also expected to be delayed.
• According to an RTA press release 12 December 2009, opening date for the green line won't be until H2 2010, making the previous Maktoob Business report sound more accurate. The press release said construction was "on schedule such that the opening and start of operation will be in the second half of 2010", implying that a new schedule has been put in place since the November 2009 comment from the RTA. Or perhaps the month of June has been moved to later in the year.
• Maktoob Business reported 01 November 2009 that the Green Line start date would be 10 October 2010 (10-10-10) quoting an unnamed source - "a person working on the project" - who said "The Green Line will be ready in November, but it is possible that some stations may open in October." In the same report, the RTA director of communications, Peyman Younes Parham, said "The last official date we have is June 2010. There is no change in that."
• Another delay was indicated to the end of 2010 according to a Gulf News report of comments from the RTA Rail Agency CEO, Abdul Majid Al Khaja in September 2009.
• Launch date delayed until June 2010 according to an announcement by RTA on 30 August 2009
• The Green Line was originally expected to start operating on 10 March 2010

Dubai Metro Green Line list of stations

• Transfer stations with the Dubai Metro Red Line are highlighed in red.
• Number of shops includes ATMs (expected locations at Khalid Bin Walid, Al Ghubaibah, and Palm Deira stations)

1. Dubai Metro Green Line stations renamed

• Etisalat Station - was Al Ghusais 2 Station
• Dubai Airport Free Zone
• Dubai Creek - was Al Jadaff 2

2. Green Line stations changed, deleted, or errors

• Festival City Station - Umm Ramool / Emirates HQ on the Red Line? Or part of Green Line 2nd extension?
• Al-Ittihad Square Station - Union Square
• Dubai International Airport Terminal 1 Station - on the Red Line
• Dubai International Airport Terminal 3 Station - on the Red Line
• Rashidiya Station (not on Green Line, might have been misreported)

Dubai Metro Green Line information

• Total of 20 stations - 12 elevated and 8 underground with 2 underground transfer stations.
• Original plans (after inclusion of first extension) had 22 stations? Obviously 2 were deleted if that was the case.
• Total length (with first extension) of 22.5 km, including 7.9km underground.
• Total cost estimated at AED 4.1 billion in 2005/2006, rising to about AED 10 billion in August 2009 (our estimate)?
• Passenger capacity about 6,000 per hour on 16 trains initially (in 2010) rising to 13,000 per hour on 60 trains.

Dubai Metro Green Line construction schedule and timeline

• 17 September 2009 - Another delay to the Green Line was indicated according to a comment by Abudul Majid Abdul Razzaq Al Khaja, the CEO of the Dubai RTA Rail Agency, reported in Emirates Business 24-7. Mr Al Khaja said "We are currently discussing with the contractor... chances are that it will be opened by the end of 2010 based on contractors' requirement," ... so it will be the contractors fault then?
• December 2009 - construction of all stations expected to be complete (but might be delayed).
• May 2009 - viaduct and tunnel construction completed?
• July 2006 - construction begins

Dubai Metro Green Line operating information

Dubai Metro Green Line Park n Ride facilities

• Al Qusais 2 - 6000 cars

Dubai Metro Green Line extension I

• Original plans were for the Green Line to have a route length about 17.6 km (11 miles) from Al Nahda to Dubai Healthcare City with 10 km of elevated track, 6.7 km of underground track (the other km for the gradual change so passengers don't get butterflies in the stomachs). Eight stations would be above ground, and 7 stations underground. Total journey time about 26 minutes.
• This was subsequently stretched to a 22.5 km (?) run from Al Ghusais to Al Jaddaf with additional stations.

Dubai Metro Green line extension II

• An extension to the Green Line is under consideration to extend it from the Dubai Creek Station across the new Rashid Bin Saeed Bridge (under construction) through The Lagoons (under construction), Ras Al Khor, and end at the Blue Line near International City.
• An additional 6 stations planned for the extension.
• Extension study in design stage in May 2009 with consultants Systra-Parson International.
• Project timeline aims for completion of the extension by 2014 ... or just completion of the extension study by then? Emirates Business 24/7 reported on 12 May 2009 that Abdul Redha Abu Al Hassan, Director of Planning and Development at the RTA Rail Agency, said "The Green Line extension study is in the design stage and was awarded in March to consultant Systra-Parson International ... The project timeline is 60 months and it includes design, feasibility studies and preparation of tender documents."
• Other reports say the planning study is due for completion by March 2010, and the actual extension should be operational by 2013.

Last update Sunday 21-Feb-2010

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