 The Palm Jumeirah Monorail is a monorail line on the Palm Jumeirah . It connects the Palm Jumeirah to the mainland , with a planned further extension to the Red Line of the Dubai Metro . The line opened on 30 April 2009 . Two tram systems are expected to be built in Dubai by 2011 . The first is the Downtown Burj Khalifa Tram System and the second is the Al Sufouh Tram . The Downtown Burj Khalifa Tram System is a 4 @.@ 6 km ( 2 @.@ 9 mi ) tram service that is planned to service the area around the Burj Khalifa , and the second tram will run 14 @.@ 5 km ( 9 @.@ 0 mi ) along Al Sufouh Road from Dubai Marina to the Burj Al Arab and the Mall of the Emirates . 
