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Key FactsDubai Launches AED 20 Billion Metro Expansion

May 3, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: emirates247.com

Excavation work for Dubai’s new 30 km Blue Line Metro with 14 stations has officially commenced.

This metro line aims to serve one million people and cut city traffic congestion by 20%.

The project budget is AED 20 billion, employing approximately 10,000 engineers and workers racing to meet the 2029 deadline.

An additional AED 34 billion is allocated for the Gold Line to create one of the world’s most advanced metro systems.

We are the most future-ready city in the world. Whoever bets on Dubai... bets on the future.
— Statement by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE, and Ruler of Dubai, during the inauguration of the Dubai Metro Blue Line works.

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