Burj Khalifa/Dubai Mall Metro station to undergo major facelift

Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), in collaboration with Emaar Properties, has announced the expansion of Burj Khalifa/Dubai Mall Metro Station to increase its hourly capacity from 7,250 to 12,320 passengers to mark a 65 per cent rise.

The expansion project has been undertaken to accommodate growing passenger demand, particularly during New Year’s Eve, public holidays, and national events and holidays, the RTA said in an announcement on Sunday.

The project will see the expansion of the station’s area from 6,700 to 8,500 square metres, and once completed, it will serve up to 220,000 passengers per day.

The project will also include work on enhancing entrances and pedestrian bridges to facilitate access, expanding concourse and platform areas, installing additional escalators and elevators, and separating entry and exit gates to optimise passenger movement.

It will increase the number of fare gates and expansion of commercial spaces to boost revenue.

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Mattar Al Tayer, Director General, Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of RTA, said the project responds to "sustained and rising demand for metro services" at the "key hub".

"Passenger numbers during New Year’s Eve exceed 110,000, and the station has recorded an average annual ridership growth of 7.5% over the past five years," he stated.

Since its opening in early 2010, Burj Khalifa/Dubai Mall Metro Station has experienced consistent growth in usage, Al Tayer added. "Passenger numbers rose from 6.13 million in 2013 to 7.254 million in 2016, reaching 7.885 million in 2019, averaging 43,000 boarding and alighting daily.

“In 2022, the figure climbed to 8.827 million, surpassed 10.202 million in 2023 (56,000 daily average), and exceeded 10.577 million in 2024, with nearly 58,000 daily boarding and alighting."