15 Facts About The Dubai Metro That Every Metro User Should Know

Transportation in Dubai got a lot easier for commuters thanks to the Dubai Metro – commuters are able to get around the city without spending much on transportation fees.

Residents in Dubai or tourists who are visiting the city, have undoubtedly experienced an ease when it comes to maneuvering to and from their destinations in Dubai.

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The Dubai Metro opened back in 2009 and is still in plans to expand to more locations across the country to facilitate transportation and alleviate traffic congestion – the driverless metro network has an existing Red Line and Green Line with three further planned lines.

The popular transportation method has been used by different nationalities, age groups and genders over the past 9 years – however, not many commuters know much about the Dubai Metro.

While some of these may sound familiar to regular metro users, here are 15 interesting facts about the Dubai Metro that might surprise you

1. Sleeping in the Dubai Metro is considered a crime and has an AED300 fine.

2. Eating and drinking in the Dubai Metro is prohibited at all times.

3. Every station is designed to represent 5 UAE themes – heritage, earth, air, water and fire.

4. The Dubai Metro is driverless and fully automated.

5. It is the longest driverless network in the world – with a route length of 75KM.

6. The Dubai Metro began construction on 5/5/2005 and was completed on 9/9/2009 at 9:09:09 PM.

7. More than 400,000 people use the Dubai Metro on a daily basis.

8. It has the shortest waiting time than any other metro in the world – a maximum of 3.5 minutes.

9. The Dubai metro needs a total of 20 wheels to move.

10. 750 volts is the exact amount of electricity the Dubai metro runs on.

11. 80% of the water used to wash the Metro trains is recycled water.

12. Around 4,000 CCTV cameras are installed across the trains and stations.

13. The Union Station is considered to be world’s largest underground metro station with 25,000 sq metres.

14. The Red Line of the Dubai Metro has carried more than 689 million passengers since it opened.

15. Al Faheedi station is ranked the busiest station in the Dubai Metro.