The Red Line is one of the two lines of the Dubai Metro network in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.^[1] It runs from Centrepoint in the east to Expo City Dubai (formerly Expo 2020) in the west and travels parallel to Sheikh Zayed Road for most of its length.

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Red Line
Map of the Red Line
Overview
Status	Complete
Owner	Roads and Transport Authority (Dubai)
Locale	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Termini	Centrepoint Expo City Dubai, UAE Exchange
Stations	35 (including branch)
Service
Type	Rapid transit
System	Dubai Metro
Operator(s)	Keolis
History
Opened	9 September 2009 (2009-09-09) (limited)
Technical
Line length	67 kilometers (42 mi)
Number of tracks	2
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Electrification	Third rail
Operating speed	95 km/h (59 mph)
Route map Legend Depot 11 Centrepoint  M4  12 Emirates 13 Airport Terminal 3 14 Airport Terminal 1 15 GGICO 16 City Centre Deira 17 Al Rigga 18 Union  M2  Dubai Creek 19 BurJuman  M2  20 ADCB 21 Max 22 World Trade Centre 23 Emirates Towers 24 Financial Centre 25 Burj Khalifa/Dubai Mall 26 Business Bay Dubai Canal 29 Onpassive 31 Equiti 32 Mall of the Emirates 33 Mashreq 34 Dubai Internet City 35 Al Khail 36 Sobha Realty  T1  37 DMCC 38 Jabal Ali  B1  70 The Gardens 71 Discovery Gardens 72 Al Furjan 73 Jumeirah Golf Estates 74 Dubai Investment Park 76 Expo City Dubai 39 Ibn Battuta 40 Energy 41 Danube 42 UAE Exchange Auxiliary Depot This diagram: view talk edit

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There are two interchange stations with the Green Line: Union and BurJuman. Additionally, Jabal Ali is an interchange between the main Red Line and a branch to UAE Exchange. The Red Line has its main depot at Rashidiya and an auxiliary depot at UAE Exchange.^[2]

Additionally, DMCC and Sobha Realty have connections to the Dubai Tram at Jumeirah Lake Towers and Dubai Marina respectively.

The first section was inaugurated on 9 September 2009 with ten stations opened.^[3] Construction was declared complete on 28 April 2010 with an additional 16 stations opened during 2010.

In 2010, the Red Line carried a total of 38.888 million passengers with a daily average of about 149,000 people, according to the RTA Statistics Office.^[4] In 2013, the Red Line handled a total of over 88 million passengers and the daily average was about 243,000 people.^{[citation needed]}

Three additional stations were added between 2011 and 2013, making a total of 29 stations spanning 52.1 km (32.4 mi). The line was the world's longest single metro line to use driverless trains, as recognized by Guinness World Records in 2011.^{[citation needed]}

As of 2021, the Red Line had 31 stations on the main line, and an additional 4 stations on the branch. The line is 52.1 km (32.4 mi) long, with 4.7 km (2.9 mi) underground.^{[citation needed]}

170 feeder buses are provided by the RTA for commuters to commute to stations on the line are also in operation, as of 15 October 2010.^{[citation needed]}

The entire journey time on the Red Line is approximately 74 minutes, travelling at a maximum speed of 110 kilometres per hour (68 mph), with 20–30 seconds stopping time at each station. The average time between stations on the Red Line is 60–90 seconds.^{[citation needed]} The RTA operates 27 trains in the morning peak hours and 29 trains in the evening peak hours with the interval between train services ranging from 6 to 8 minutes in the morning peak period, and from 5 to 6 minutes in the evening peak period.^{[citation needed]}

The Dubai Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has benefited significantly from businesses along the routes of the Red and Green lines sponsoring nearby stations. The naming initiative has so far generated over Dh2 billion in revenue for the RTA. On average, each station has brought in Dh90-100 million.^{[citation needed]}

On 13 May 2010, it was announced that Al Quoz station, which opened on 15 May, would be named Noor Islamic Bank. This announcement that Noor Islamic Bank won the right to name Al Quoz Station for a period of ten years was made in the presence of the bank's representatives at the RTA headquarters in Dubai. Moreover, several other stations on the Red Line have been named after local and international corporate giants, including, Emirates Airlines, GGICO, Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank (Al Karama), First Abu Dhabi Bank, Sharaf DG, Nakheel, DAMAC Properties (Dubai Marina), Danube (Jebel Ali Industrial) and Mashreq.^[16]