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Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, announced on Wednesday the launch of Dubai Metro Gold Line, the city's first fully underground metro line and its largest transportation project to date.
The 42-kilometre (km) line involves a total investment of 34 billion UAE dirhams ($9.3 billion) and is scheduled to open on 9 September 2032, according to a post by Dubai Media Office.
The Gold Line will pass through 15 key strategic areas across Dubai, strengthening transport links to 55 major real estate developments and is expected to serve around 1.5 million residents through 18 stations.
“Our future endeavours will not stop; rather, they will accelerate. Our plan is to build a better future for millions of people. We stand by our words and deliver on them,” said Sheikh Mohammed.
The project, which will stretch from Al Ghubaiba to Jumeirah Golf Estates, will increase the total length of the Dubai Metro network by 25 percent.
It will intersect the existing Red and Green Lines and enhance Dubai Metro's integration with Etihad Rail passenger stations in Meydan and Jumeirah Golf Estates.
Al Tayer said the use of advanced technologies in tunnel excavation works will reduce the implementation period by 30 percent compared to the under construction Blue Line.
In February 2026, RTA signed an agreement with the US-based The Boring Company to commence the implementation of 'Dubai Loop' passenger transport tunnel project using the advanced tunnelling technologies pioneered by the American company.
Al Tayer said the completion of the Blue Line in 2029 will increase Dubai’s metro network length to 120km. With the completion of the Gold Line, the network is projected to reach 162km and 85 stations, marking a 35 percent increase.
He added that the Gold Line represents a strategic investment projected to achieve a cumulative economic return of 430 percent over 20 years of operation, driven by savings in time and fuel, as well as reductions in road accident fatalities and carbon emissions.
In December 2024, Zawya Projects had reported that the AED 20.5 billion ($5.6 billion) Blue Line will become operational on 9 September 2029.
The Blue Line will serve nine areas with an estimated population of one million as outlined in the Dubai 2040 Urban Master Plan.
With a daily average of one million users, the Dubai Metro accounts for 40 percent of all public transport use across the emirate.
(Writing by Dennis Daniel; Editing by Anoop Menon)
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