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Dubai Metro

Latest news and updates about the city's driverless public transport system including news of the third Blue Line scheduled to open in 2029

The Dubai Metro opening hours are being extended for Sunday's marathon. Chris Whiteoak / The National

Dubai Metro to open early for marathon on Sunday

UAEJanuary 30, 2026

Blue line Metro Dubai. Photo: RTA

Concrete progress: Dubai's RTA releases images from inside Metro Blue Line plant

UAEDecember 18, 2025

Hassan Al Mutawa, director of rail operations at the RTA's rail agency, inside the Dubai Metro control centre. Victor Besa / the National

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Inside the Dubai Metro nerve centre that keeps millions on the move

UAESeptember 20, 2025

DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - SEPTEMBER 10: A general view from on board a Dubai Metro train near the Jumeriah Lakes Towers in Dubai on September 10, 2009. Ten metro stations on the Red Line officially opened to the public this morning. (Randi Sokoloff / The National) For News/Stock- Dubai Metro *** Local Caption *** RS034-091009-METRO.jpg

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Dubai Metro turns 16: How trains transformed a city

UAESeptember 09, 2025

Drivers are advised to use alternative routes due to road closures for work on the Dubai Metro Blue Line. Photo: Dubai Media Office

Dubai Metro Blue Line: More road closures and diversions announced

UAESeptember 05, 2025

The Dubai Metro Blue Line is scheduled to open in September 2029. Photo: Dubai Media Office

Dubai Metro Blue Line: Road closure announced as construction work gathers pace

UAEJuly 21, 2025

Interview with Parsons Corporation EMEA President Pierre Santoni. Parsons is managing the Dubai Metro Blue Line build. Antonie Robertson/The National

Dubai Metro Blue Line: How city's mega-project is being delivered

UAEJuly 18, 2025

Blue Line project. Photo: Dubai Media Office

Dubai Metro Blue Line project secures Dh3.9bn financial deal as plans take shape

UAEJuly 16, 2025

The Dubai Metro Blue Line is set to transform the emirate. Photo: Dubai Media Office

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Dubai Metro Blue Line project to disrupt some traffic, RTA warns

UAEJuly 15, 2025

Metro Diaries, by theatre group 63Kolektib, is a play about migrants, written and performed by migrants. Photo: NYU Abu Dhabi

In a new play, Dubai Metro becomes stage for Filipino migrant stories

Music & On-stageJuly 01, 2025

The deal with National Paints for the renaming of Jebel Ali Metro will last for 10 years initially. Photo: Dubai Media Office

Dubai's Jebel Ali Metro station to change name

UAEJune 26, 2025

A rendering of a revamped Burj Khalifa/Dubai Mall Metro Station. Photo: Dubai Media Office

Major expansion plan for Burj Khalifa-Dubai Mall Metro Station unveiled

UAEJune 22, 2025

Iconic Emaar Properties Station, the highest metro station in the world. Photo: Dubai Media Office

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A closer look at the Dubai Metro Blue Line

UAEJune 12, 2025

The Emaar Properties Station, the highest metro station in the world. Photo: Dubai Media Office

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Dubai property prices set to surge as Blue Line bolsters aim of '20-minute city'

UAEJune 11, 2025

Emaar Properties will be the tallest metro station in the world when it opens. Photo: Dubai Media Office

Record-breaking train stations as Dubai Metro's Blue Line set to become tallest

LifestyleJune 10, 2025

Emaar Properties Station is expected to be the highest metro station in the world. Photo: Dubai Media Office

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Dubai Metro Blue Line: When will it open and where will it go?

TransportJune 10, 2025

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