Dubai Creek Harbour Metro Station: The 74-Metre Icon Coming in 2029
Dubai Creek Harbour is getting more than a metro stop — it's getting the world's tallest metro station. The landmark Emaar Properties station on the Blue Line will rise about 74 metres over the district when it opens on 9 September 2029. Here's everything known, and how to reach the area until then.
Images on this page are illustrative concept visuals created for this guide — they are not official RTA designs or renders.
The Station
- Height: ~74 m — a vertical landmark designed to anchor the skyline across the water from Downtown, claiming the world-record title for a metro station.
- Line position: on the Blue Line's Creek branch — one stop after Dubai Festival City coming from Creek station (Green Line interchange).
- The approach is the show: trains reach it across the 1,300 m Blue Line bridge over Dubai Creek — the metro's first water crossing, with Ras Al Khor's flamingo sanctuary alongside.
- Capacity thinking: built for the district's planned population in the hundreds of thousands, plus Downtown-in-20-minutes commuters.
What It Changes for Creek Harbour
Today the district is metro + taxi territory; from 2029 it becomes one of the best-connected addresses in Dubai — direct rail to the airport corridor (via Creek/Green Line), International City and Silicon Oasis, with the tower-and-lagoon skyline getting its own front door. For residents and investors along the corridor, the commute math changes completely; historically, Dubai districts re-price around confirmed stations well before opening day.
Visiting the Area Before 2029
- Green Line to Creek station, then a 10-minute taxi (AED 10–15) across Ras Al Khor.
- Walk the Harbour Promenade for the definitive across-the-water Downtown panorama, Central Park, and the waterfront dining strip.
- Construction watchers: the station site and creek bridge works are visible from the promenade's southern stretch — a rare chance to watch a world record being built.
Track the wider project on our Blue Line hub and 2026 updates page — we'll add confirmed naming, design reveals and progress milestones as the RTA announces them.
Planning more journeys? Start from the Dubai Metro map 2026 — every line, station and fare zone on one page.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is special about the Dubai Creek Harbour metro station?
It's designed to be the world's tallest metro station at about 74 metres — the Blue Line's landmark Emaar Properties station, reached across a 1,300 m bridge over Dubai Creek.
When does the Creek Harbour metro station open?
With the rest of the Blue Line on 9 September 2029, the Dubai Metro's 20th anniversary.
How do I get to Dubai Creek Harbour before the station opens?
Green Line to Creek station, then a 10-minute taxi across Ras Al Khor — about AED 10–15 for the final leg.