Dubai metro
AL BARSHA, SHEIKH ZAYED ROAD, PALM ISLAND, DUBAI MARINA, JUMEIRAH LAKES TOWERS

This page is about the futuristic and very new metro system (inauguated in 2009) of Dubai, that is the first urban train system in the Arabian peninsula. The track is elevated on viaducts above the road (only a few parts underground) and the trains are driverless and driven by computers, so you can stand in the front of the train and look right on the track, in the middle of the futuristic skyscrapers, giving a feeling of a sci-fi movie. So far (2014), it has only two lines. The red line is the longest one and passes most of Dubai's most important attraction, parallel with the shore, and the green line is a shorter one. There are also many new routes under construction. One special feature is that there are cars for only women. The metro stations are situated in huge golden buildings with futuristic curvy architecture. Many of the metro stations are situated along Sheikh Zayed Road, with tall pedestrian bridges above the road, in many cases offering spectacular views of Dubai's skyline. It is very cheap to use the metro in Dubai, but you don't see many tourists or business men in the metro, mostly Southeast Asian workers. The metro is superclean and working very well. On the downside is that you have to pass through endless walkways and go through huge mall just to get to the some of the stations.

 

One of the trains, with Burj Al Arab in the background

One of the trains on the elevated metro line, with Burj Khalifa, JW Marriott and the skyline of the Financial District in the background.

 

AL BARSHA AND MALL OF THE EMIRATES:

New Downtown/Business Bay skyline, dominated by Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building, and JW Marriott, the world's tallest hotel. Seen from Al Barsha, opposite Mall of the Emirates. Behind the palms you can see part of the elevated metro line.

 

Elevated metro and skyline seen from Mall of the Emirates.

This is what most metro stations of Dubai's red line look like: a futuristic golden curved building. The elevated metro track goes right throught the stations. The trains are computer driven and driverless, just like in Copenhagen! This is the Mall of the Emirates metro station.

Inside the metro station at Mall of the Emirates. The metro stations have similar designs.

View from the metro station, from the left: Mall of the Emirates/Kempinski, Internet City, Dubai Marina and Sheikh Zayed Road

 

FINANCIAL DISTRICT AND SHEIKH ZAYED ROAD:

Sheikh Zayed Road and Financial Center seen from the metro

 

Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest tower, and the elevated metro track.

WTC metro

 

 

JUMEIRAH LAKES TOWERS:


Jumeirah Lakes Towers metro station.

 
    Armada Towers and Fortune Tower    

 

OLD TOWN:

Al Shandagah metro station

Al Ghubaiba, a park in Shindagha next to Bur Dubai, popular for relaxing.

The historic looking wind towers are actually entrances to the Al Ghubaiba metro station.

Looking towards the Internet City and Al Kazam Towers from the metro.

The metro station for Internet City with Concorde Towers to the right.

 

PALM JUMEIRAH ISLAND MONORAIL:

The monorail train from Palm Jumeirah to the mainland; views of Media City

  

The monorail

Atlantis, highwayand elevated train

 



Atlantis, highway tunnel and elevated train

The monorail train from Palm Jumeirah to the mainland of Dubai is
driverless, elevated and has amazing views of Dubai!
It is the first monorail in the Middle East.