Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has signed an agreement with Emaar Properties to expand Burj Khalifa/Dubai Mall Metro Station, in response to the sustained growth in passenger demand, particularly during New Year’s Eve celebrations, as well as religious and national holidays and major occasions.
The project will increase the station’s total area from 6,700 square metres to 8,500 square metres, enhance station entrances and pedestrian bridges to facilitate smoother passenger access, expand concourse and platform areas, and add new escalators and lifts.
The work also includes separating entry gates from exit gates, increasing the number of fare gates, and expanding commercial areas to boost revenue generation.
Additionally, the project encompasses the implementation of integration elements with public transport services and other mobility modes, as well as landscaping works.
The station’s passenger handling capacity will increase from 7,250 passengers per hour to 12,320 passengers per hour, representing a 65 percent increase. Following the completion of the expansion works, the station’s daily capacity will reach up to 220,000 passengers.
The agreement was signed on behalf of the RTA by Mattar Al Tayer, Director-General, Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of the RTA, and on behalf of Emaar Properties by Mohamed Alabbar, Founder of Emaar and Noon, and Chairman of Eagle Hills. The signing took place on the sidelines of the Dubai World Project Management Forum, in the presence of several officials from both sides.
Burj Khalifa/Dubai Mall Metro Station has recorded sustained growth in ridership since its opening in early 2010. Passenger numbers increased from 6.13 million in 2013 to 7.254 million in 2016, before continuing to rise to 7.885 million in 2019, at an average of 43,000 passengers per day, inbound and outbound. Ridership then grew to 8.827 million passengers in 2022, and exceeded 10.202 million passengers in 2023, with a daily average of 56,000 passengers.
In 2024, the number of station users surpassed 10.577 million passengers, with the previous year recording further growth to reach nearly 11 million passengers.
