Dubai Metro Route 2020 (Red Line extension to Expo)
Status, timeline, budget and the areas around it, with every fact sourced.
- Type
- Transport
- Emirate
- Dubai
- Budget
- Dh11 billion
Overview
Route 2020 is a 15 km, seven station extension of the Dubai Metro Red Line from Jebel Ali to the Expo site, serving The Gardens, Discovery Gardens, Al Furjan, Jumeirah Golf Estates and Dubai Investment Park. It was reported at a cost of Dh11 billion. The first four stations opened on 1 January 2021 and the Dubai Investment Park and Expo stations followed on 1 June 2021.
- Status
- In operation (stations opened in phases from 1 January 2021)
- Type
- Transport
- Emirate
- Dubai
- Budget
- Dh11 billionSource: The National
Timeline
8 July 2020
Sheikh Mohammed opens Route 2020 with seven new stations
Source: The National1 January 2021
Commercial operation of first four stations (Jebel Ali, The Gardens, Discovery Gardens, Al Furjan)
Source: Khaleej Times1 June 2021
Dubai Investments Park and Expo 2020 stations open
Source: The NationalOctober 2021
Jumeirah Golf Estates station set to open to coincide with Expo launch (planned date as published in May 2021)
Source: The National
Key facts
- Length
- 15 km (11.8 km elevated, 3.2 km underground)Source: Gulf News
- Stations
- 7: Jebel Ali, The Gardens, Discovery Gardens, Al Furjan, Jumeirah Golf Estates, Dubai Investment Park, ExpoSource: The National
- Projected ridership
- 125,000 riders a day in 2021 and 275,000 a day by 2030 (RTA director general)Source: The National
- Population served
- Districts along the route home to about 270,000 peopleSource: Khaleej Times
- Jumeirah Golf Estates station
- Described as the largest Metro station in Dubai; earlier RTA announcement of 11,555 riders per hour at peakSource: Gulf News
On the map
Straight segments between OpenStreetMap station points in the published order (The National, 8 July 2020). Jumeirah Golf Estates interchange flag reflects the 400 m pedestrian bridge to the Etihad Rail Dubai station and the planned Gold Line terminus; Jebel Ali flag reflects the link to the existing Red Line. The first station's renaming to National Paints is per OpenStreetMap and Wikipedia only, not an official source fetched here.
Map point: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Stations
In route order. Stations with a map point are drawn on the map.
- 1Jebel Ali (now mapped in OpenStreetMap as National Paints)Interchange
- 2The Gardens
- 3Discovery Gardens
- 4Al Furjan
- 5Jumeirah Golf EstatesInterchange
- 6Dubai Investment Park
- 7Expo 2020 (mapped in OpenStreetMap as Expo City Dubai)
Areas affected and nearby
Areas a source places on or beside the project, or within 5 km of a mapped point, with their latest published changes.
| Area | Why it is listed | Price, 12 months | Price, 3 years | Rent, 12 months |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expo City Dubai | Line terminates at the Expo station serving the Expo 2020 site | -2.3% | +23.8% | +11.2% |
| Al Furjan | Station named Al Furjan, opened 1 January 2021 | +5.3% | +44.5% | -8.7% |
| Jumeirah Golf Estates | Station named Jumeirah Golf Estates | +5.1% | +53.7% | -9.2% |
| Sobha Central | About 0.7 km from the area's map point | |||
| Jumeirah Lake Towers | About 2 km from the area's map point | -6.8% | +43.8% | -3.8% |
| Dubai Marina | About 2.8 km from the area's map point | -3.2% | +11.8% | -4.5% |
| Dubai Production City | About 3.2 km from the area's map point | -2.6% | +48.8% | -20.2% |
| Wasl Gate | About 3.4 km from the area's map point | +13.6% | +31% | -6.9% |
| Dubai Harbour | About 4.3 km from the area's map point | -2.5% | +24% | -12.5% |
| Jumeirah Village Triangle | About 4.4 km from the area's map point | +9.9% | +24.6% | -11% |
Each change compares the average of everything registered in one period with the period before. It moves with the mix of homes sold as well as with prices, so it is not like-for-like growth. Source: Property Finder, from Dubai Land Department records. Other emirates: Bayut asking-price index.
Sources
- The National: Watch: Sheikh Mohammed opens Expo 2020 metro line with 7 new stationsRead 12 November 2026
- Khaleej Times: Dubai Metro Route 2020: 4 new stations open for publicRead 12 November 2026
- The National: Two stations on Dubai Metro Expo 2020 route to open on June 1Read 12 November 2026
- Gulf News: Dubai Metro Route 2020: All you need to know about the Expo 2020 extension lineRead 12 November 2026
Questions buyers ask
What is the status of Dubai Metro Route 2020 (Red Line extension to Expo)?
In operation (stations opened in phases from 1 January 2021).
How much does Dubai Metro Route 2020 (Red Line extension to Expo) cost?
Dh11 billion, according to The National.
When is Dubai Metro Route 2020 (Red Line extension to Expo) due to open or be completed?
Jumeirah Golf Estates station set to open to coincide with Expo launch (planned date as published in May 2021): October 2021, according to The National.
Which areas are near Dubai Metro Route 2020 (Red Line extension to Expo)?
Expo City Dubai, Al Furjan, Jumeirah Golf Estates, Sobha Central, Jumeirah Lake Towers, Dubai Marina, Dubai Production City and Wasl Gate.
How the atlas is built
- Every figure is copied as published by a named source, with its link, the period it covers and the date we read it. Nothing is estimated, interpolated, averaged or rounded.
- Dubai price, rent and change figures come from Property Finder's transaction pages, which publish averages of Dubai Land Department registered sales and tenancy contracts for the last 3 months, 6 months, 12 months and 3 years, with a change against the period before.
- Abu Dhabi, Sharjah and Ras Al Khaimah figures come from Bayut's asking-price index: advertised prices, not completed sales, which usually sit above transaction prices.
- ValuStrat readings are valuation-based and appear only where the press reported a community by name.
- Sources measure different things. Compare areas within one source and one period, never across sources.
- Projects and regeneration zones come from official releases where we could read them, otherwise from The National, Khaleej Times or Gulf News. A project is listed against an area when a source places it there, or when its mapped point is within 5 km of the area's point.
- Price effects of projects are published claims, attributed to the publisher. The atlas never says that a project caused a price change.
Data compiled 12 November 2026.
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