 A $ 3 @.@ 89 billion Dubai Metro project is operational . It consists of two lines ( Red line and Green line ) which run through the financial and residential areas of the city . The Metro system was partially opened on September 2009 . UK @-@ based international service company Serco is responsible for operating the metro . The metro comprises the Green Line , which has 20 stations ( 8 underground , 12 elevated ) and runs from the Etisalat Station to the Creek Station and the Red Line , the major back bone line , which has 29 stations ( 4 underground , 24 elevated and 1 at ground level ) and runs from <unk> Station to UAE Xchange Station Jebel Ali . A Blue and a Purple Line have also been planned . The Dubai Metro ( Green and Blue Lines ) will have 70 km ( 43 @.@ 5 mi ) of track and 43 stations , 37 above ground and ten underground . The Dubai Metro is the first urban train network in the Arabian Peninsula . All the trains run without a driver and are based on automatic navigation . 
