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Dubai Metro Blue Line: the route, the timeline and the areas to watch

RTA describes a 30-kilometre line with 14 stations connecting the Red and Green lines. Its November 2025 update targeted opening on 9 September 2029. This reference separates the announced plan from outcomes still to be demonstrated.

Dubai cityscape · MyDubaiHome image collection, not a rendering of the Blue Line
Dubai cityscape · MyDubaiHome image collection, not a rendering of the Blue Line

What is confirmed

CONFIRMED

RTA announced a 30 km route with 14 stations.

Roads and Transport Authority · Source published 2025-06-09 · Reviewed 13 Oct 2026 · 17:25 GST
CONFIRMED

The announced route includes Dubai Creek Harbour, Mirdif, Al Warqa, International City, Dubai Silicon Oasis and Academic City.

Roads and Transport Authority · Source published 2025-06-09 · Reviewed 13 Oct 2026 · 17:25 GST
CONFIRMED

RTA reported 10% construction progress on 9 November 2025 and a target opening of 9 September 2029. These are dated statements, not a verified October 2026 progress report.

Roads and Transport Authority · Source published 2025-11-09 · Reviewed 13 Oct 2026 · 17:25 GST

Latest updates

  1. Initial Publication

    Reference opened using two dated RTA announcements. Current construction progress remains unverified.

Timeline

  1. Foundation ceremony and route announced.

    Roads and Transport Authority
  2. Dated progress report and opening target published.

    Roads and Transport Authority

Who is involved

Roads and Transport Authority · Emaar Properties

What remains uncertain

  • The latest construction percentage has not been established in this reference.
  • An opening target is not a guarantee. A station nearby does not establish a property's future price or rental return.

Context

The Blue Line is an announced expansion of Dubai's transport network. The June 2025 release describes an Emaar-named station in Dubai Creek Harbour; station naming is not evidence of an available property offer.

THE MYDUBAIHOME PERSPECTIVE

What this means for your next move.

Editorial interpretation and questions to investigate, separate from the confirmed facts above.

What this means for property buyers

Check the actual walking route from a specific building to a planned station. Include the announced completion horizon in your moving plans.

For investors

Treat transport access as one due-diligence input. Establish current rents, service charges and comparable transactions before modelling an investment.

For residents

Assess your present commute and possible construction disruption separately from future connections.

Areas to watch

The route identifies areas to investigate. It does not rank them as investment winners.

Sources & verification

Primary sources establish what the institution announced. Plans and projections are not proof that an outcome has occurred. Source publication times are shown only when available.

  1. Roads and Transport Authority

    2025-06-09 · primary source · rta-blue-foundation-20250609

  2. Roads and Transport Authority

    2025-11-09 · primary source · rta-blue-progress-20251109

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