DUBAI METRO PROPOSED

Proposed
Purple Line: 49 kilometres (30 mi) Dubai International Airport to Al Maktoum International Airport, along Al Khail Road.[13] Construction commenced in March 2009 and be operational by 2012. It will have about eight stations on the route, three with check in facilities. However The Dubai Airports claimed that this was unfeasible as it did not pass through many localities. They however suggested opting for a "central terminal" similar to ones in the US where trains leave from inside the airport to the other airport with trains also leaving to the city. The RTA have taken this into consideration.
Blue Line: 47 kilometres (29 mi) Dubai International Airport to Al Maktoum International Airport, along Emirates Road.[13]. This was originally proposed for construction starting along with the Purple Line and completion in 2012. Due to the recession it was taken under reconsideration and the RTA have fixed a deadline of 2014 for completion of this line.
Yellow Line: Announced in April 2008[14]
The Dubai Metro will be operated by Serco under contract to the Dubai Roads & Transport Authority.[15] Dubai Municipality Public Transport Department expects the metro to carry 1.2 million passengers on an average day, 27,000 passengers per hour for each line, and 355 million passengers per year once both lines are fully operational. It is planned to transport 12% of total trips in Dubai.There are plans to built a total of 318 km of Metro lines by 2020, the purple line is expected to be operational in 2012.[14] Apart from this the 268 km Light rails are also being planned to built, which will serves as a feeders to Dubai Metro. The Al Sufouh Tram is one of the light rail plans. [14]

One issue for the new system will be how to reliably and comfortably get riders to their final destination if it is not at a metro station. The RTA has changed and added " feeder bus routes" which act like shuttles to and from major locations in and around the station area. There are bus and taxi lay byes constructed as well as drop off zones at each station for ease of passenger access