Dubai’s most extensive transport project, Dubai Metro Gold Line was announced on April 22. Sheikh Mohammed approved the Dh34 billion investment project that runs 42-kilometer, fully underground. With a plan to serve more than 1.5 million residents, the metro lines spread across 15 strategic locations and is set to open on September 9, 2032.
Dubai Metro first opened on September 9, 2009. The deliberate launch of the Gold Line in 2032 will celebrate 23 years of service, adding to the country’s transport milestones.
Scope of The Gold Line
Planned entirely underground, the line will run from Al Ghubaiba in Bur Dubai to Jumeirah Golf Estates in south. It will intersect the existing lines; Red, Green and under-construction Blue Line.
The line will cover 18 stations, passing through Business Bay, Meydan, Global Village, and residential developments across Dubailand. Moreover, it will create a link between Dubai’s urban transit and national rail system by connecting to the Etihad Rail passenger network.
RTA claims that the Gold Line will link 55 key real-estate developments currently underway. A post made by DXB Media Office affirms the claim, adding that “daily passenger numbers are expected to reach 465,000 passengers per day after 2040.”
Director General and Chairman of Board of Executive Directors, Mattar Al Tayer, branded the Gold Line as a “strategic milestone in the evolution of Dubai’s public transport network.”
Budget and Pricing
Dh34 billion, equivalent to $9 billion, total investment is made. This makes it the largest transport investment in the emirate’s history.
Ticket prices have not been announced yet. However, the current metro fares run on a zone-based system using the Nol card. Whether the Gold Line will use the same system or not, has not been confirmed by the RTA yet.
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