SCHEDULED75% CONFIDENCEThe report states the line "is expected to start operations on 9-9-2029, the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) announced", a fixed announced day chosen to echo the metro's own 9-9-2009 opening.[1]
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- Sep 9, 202975% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
Dubai Metro's Blue Line Opens on the Metro's 20th Anniversary
The 30 km Blue Line adds 14 stations across Dubai Silicon Oasis, Academic City, International City, Dubai Creek Harbour, Mirdif and Al Warqa, with 15.5 km of underground track and 14.5 km elevated. The RTA awarded the construction contract to a consortium of MAPA, LIMAK and CRRC in December 2024 and expects 28 trains to carry 200,000 riders a day by 2030, rising to 320,000 by 2040.
- The RTA announced that the Dubai Metro Blue Line "is expected to start operations on 9-9-2029", timed to the metro's 20th anniversary - the original line opened "in the 9th second of the 9th minute at 9pm on 9-9-2009"[1]
- A Dh20.5-billion construction contract has been awarded to three Turkish and Chinese companies, Mapa, Limak and CRRC[1]
- The line spans 30 kilometres with 14 stations and 28 trains[1]
- Ridership is put at 200,000 in 2030 rising to 320,000 by 2040, with capacity for 46,000 passengers per hour in both directions and an expected 20 per cent cut in congestion on the routes it serves[1]
- It connects Dubai International Airport with nine key areas - Mirdif, Al Warqa, International City 1 and 2, Dubai Silicon Oasis, Academic City, Ras Al Khor Industrial Area, Dubai Creek Harbour and Dubai Festival City - a wider list than the six the pin names, with journey times of 10 to 25 minutes[1]
- The line is part of the Dubai 2040 Urban Master Plan and its "20-minute city" goal[1]
- Stations are to have "a sleek, futuristic design", with an oval structure arching over the tracks and curved side structures housing the exits, in contrast to the fully enclosed Red and Green Line stations[1]
- The RTA said property near stations will appreciate by up to 25 per cent, and an earlier Khaleej Times report expects double-digit rises in prices and rents in International City, Silicon Oasis, Ras Al Khor, Mirdif and Al Warqa[1]
- The pin's 15.5 km underground and 14.5 km elevated split, and its December 2024 date for the contract award, are not given in the source[1]
Cost AED 20.5B
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- [1]75%khaleejtimes.com/uae/transport/dubai-metro-blue-line-to-be-completed-september-9-2029-rta-announceskhaleejtimes.com· Posted Sep 20, 2026· Starts Sep 9, 2029 ✓· 100% of score
The report states the line "is expected to start operations on 9-9-2029, the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) announced", a fixed announced day chosen to echo the metro's own 9-9-2009 opening.
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