Dubai Metro Gold Line Station Locations Revealed
- Dubai announced the locations of 18 planned Gold Line metro stations, expanding the city's public transit network. - The 18 stations will connect key districts and ease commuter flow across central and developing neighbourhoods. - Officials say the line supports growth and reduces road congestion as Dubai's population and tourism rebound (timeoutdubai.com).
Dubai has mapped out 18 planned stations for its new Metro Gold Line, a 42-kilometre underground route from Al Ghubaiba to Jumeirah Golf Estates. (dmo.dof.gov.ae) Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum approved the AED34 billion project on April 22, 2026, and directed an immediate start, with opening set for September 9, 2032. (dmo.dof.gov.ae) Dubai’s official route description names 15 strategic areas on the line: Al Ghubaiba, Mina Rashid, City Walk, Business Bay, Mohammed Bin Rashid City, Nad Al Sheba, Mohammed bin Rashid Gardens, Meydan, Al Barsha South, Jumeirah Village Circle and Jumeirah Golf Estates among them. (dmo.dof.gov.ae) A Dubai Media Office network map published with the announcement points to station locations including Al Mina, Al Satwa, Burj Khalifa Road, District 1, Dubai Hills, Global Village, Hadaeq Mohammed Bin Rashid, Dubai Miracle Garden and Dubai Production City. Time Out Dubai said the Roads and Transport Authority had not officially confirmed every stop by name and inferred some locations from that map. (timeoutdubai.com) The line is designed as Dubai’s first fully underground metro corridor, running about 40 metres below ground with a tunnel network the government said is roughly twice the size of the current Metro tunnel system. (dubaione.ae, gulfnews.com) The Gold Line will interchange with the Green Line at Al Ghubaiba, the Red Line at Business Bay and Jumeirah Golf Estates, and Etihad Rail at Meydan and Jumeirah Golf Estates. (dmo.dof.gov.ae, gulfnews.com) Officials said the route will serve more than 55 development projects and about 1.5 million people by 2040, with daily ridership projected to reach 465,000 beyond 2040. (dmo.dof.gov.ae) The project also expands the planned Dubai Metro network from 120 kilometres, including the Blue Line now under construction, to 162 kilometres, and from 67 stations to 85. Tendering is scheduled for 2026 and contract award for 2027. (dmo.dof.gov.ae) For commuters, the immediate takeaway is geographic: the next big line is aimed at linking old Dubai, central business districts and newer outer communities on one continuous underground route. For planners, the countdown now runs to the 2032 opening date Dubai attached to the map this week. (dmo.dof.gov.ae, timeoutdubai.com)
