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Blue Line is estimated to appreciate up to 25 per cent.

Additionally, the metro line will decrease traffic congestion on its served
routes by 20 per cent.

Rollout plan

The deadline for the submission of tender for the Blue Line from contractors,
joint ventures and consortiums was set on Friday, November 24. The
announcement of the project awarding will be done next year while tunnel
boring to create an underground corridor for the Blue Line will start in 2025.
Trial operation is expected to happen in 2028 and the official rollout is set in
2029, coinciding with the 20th anniversary of the Dubai Metro that officially
rolled out on September 9, 2009.

Interchange Station. This route measures 9 km in also aligned with the goals outlined in Dubai Economic
length and includes four stations. There will also be a Agenda as it will not only facilitate mobility, but the
metro depot at Al Ruwayyah 3. value of real estate property that will be covered by

Passenger capacity
The Blue Line is designed to handle an estimated
capacity of about 56,000 passengers per hour in both
directions at a service interval of about 1.5 minutes.

By 2029, an estimated 50,000 university students
from Academic City are anticipated to use the Blue
Line.

By 2030, the Blue Line is expected to serve a total of
approximately 200,000 passengers daily, increasing
to 320,000 passengers daily by 2040.

Cost and benefits

Dubai’s latest public transport project will be built
at a cost of Dh18 billion. The Blue Line will expand
Dubai›s railway network to 131 km, encompassing
78 stations and 168 trains.

Initial studies by RTA indicated total benefits of the
project by 2040 will reach as much as Dh56.5 billion,
in terms of savings in time and fuel, reduced accident-
related fatalities and lower carbon emissions. It is

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