Dubai Metro Blue Line: The Complete Guide to Stations, Route and What It Means for Property

Table of contents

• The Blue Line route: two branches
• Blue Line stations named in the sources
• Areas on the route
• When will the Blue Line open?
• Which areas does the Blue Line serve?
• How will the Blue Line connect to Arjan?
• Construction milestones tracker
• What the Blue Line means if you are buying now

The Dubai Metro Blue Line is a 30 km line with 14 stations in total. Its route starts at Al Jaddaf and Al Rashidiya and serves areas including International City, Dubai Silicon Oasis and Dubai Academic City. The Dubai Media Office (3 May 2026) puts the investment at over AED 20.5 billion and the opening date at 9 September 2029.

The Blue Line is the Dubai Metro's third line. This guide separates the Blue Line stations the sources name from the areas the route runs through or serves. For the other Dubai Metro lines and stations, see the Dubai Metro map guide.

The Blue Line route: two branches

The line has two starting points. One branch starts at Creek Interchange Station on the Green Line in Al Jaddaf. The other starts at Centrepoint Interchange Station on the Red Line in Al Rashidiya. According to the Dubai Media Office (3 May 2026), branch 1 continues to International City 2 and 3, Dubai Silicon Oasis and Dubai Academic City.

Gulf News reports that the line offers a direct connection between Dubai International Airport and nine key areas along the line: Mirdif, Al Warqa, International City 1 and 2, Dubai Silicon Oasis, Academic City, Ras Al Khor Industrial Area, Dubai Creek Harbour and Dubai Festival City.

Of the 30 km, 15.5 km runs underground and 14.5 km is above ground, according to the Dubai Media Office. The line has 14 stations in total: 3 interchange, 7 elevated and 4 underground.

Blue Line stations named in the sources

The Dubai Media Office and Gulf News name only some of the 14 stations:

• Creek Interchange (Al Jaddaf): connects to the Green Line
• Emaar Properties Station (Dubai Creek Harbour): 74 m, described by the Dubai Media Office as the world’s highest metro station
• Centrepoint Interchange (Al Rashidiya): connects to the Red Line
• International City 1: an interchange station

Areas on the route

The sources name these areas as part of the route, but they do not name a station in each of them: Dubai Festival City, Ras Al Khor Industrial Area, Mirdif, Al Warqa, International City 2 and 3, Dubai Silicon Oasis and Dubai Academic City. The full list of station names and locations is on the RTA website.

When will the Blue Line open?

9 September 2029, according to the RTA (reported by Gulf News). Construction is under way. Tunnelling works were inaugurated on 3 May 2026, when the Dubai Media Office reported more than 10,000 workers deployed. The Blue Line was 24% complete in September 2026, according to the RTA's Rail Agency chief executive, as reported by The National on 14 September 2026, and the same report gives the opening date as 9 September 2029.

Which areas does the Blue Line serve?

• Dubai Creek Harbour has the Emaar Properties Station, a 74-metre station the Dubai Media Office describes as the world’s highest metro station.
• International City has the International City 1 interchange station, and the route continues to International City 2 and 3.
• Mirdif and Al Warqa are named as route areas on the Centrepoint branch, and Gulf News lists both among the areas connected directly to Dubai International Airport.
• Dubai Silicon Oasis and Dubai Academic City are on the route, which continues to both. The sources do not name a station in either area.

If you are looking at a community on the route, the sources do not say where its station will be. Check the RTA route map before you rely on any Blue Line claim in a listing, and ask how far the building is from the nearest station and what feeder services will run. No official forecast of price changes along the corridor has been published. For a closer look at the two areas the route continues to, see the Dubai Silicon Oasis area guide and the Dubai Academic City guide.

How will the Blue Line connect to Arjan?

Not directly. Arjan is not among the areas the sources name on the Blue Line route. Its nearest Metro remains the Red Line at Mall of the Emirates, reached by the RTA feeder bus F36. For the full picture of Arjan connectivity today, see our Arjan drive times guide.

Construction milestones tracker

• June 2025: Blue Line groundbreaking, with the line at 10% completion five months later (Dubai Media Office, November 2025)
• 3 May 2026: tunnelling works inaugurated (Dubai Media Office)
• 14 September 2026: Blue Line reported at 24% completion by the RTA's Rail Agency chief executive (The National)

What the Blue Line means if you are buying now

The Blue Line is scheduled to open on 9 September 2029. If you are weighing a purchase in the eastern corridor, check which stations the RTA has named, how far the building is from the nearest one, the feeder options, and the opening date as the RTA updates it. The line is not a guarantee of price movement.