The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) announced that Route 2020, the extension of the Dubai Metro line from Jebel Ali Station to Expo 2020 station, will operate from 1st January 2021.
The first journey on Route 2020 will start from Jebel Ali Station to Al Furjan Station and back.
Journeys will start at 5am and end at midnight from Saturday to Wednesday.
On Thursday, the first journey will start at 5am, and the last journey will start at 1am, the following day.
On Friday, the first journey will start at 10am and the last one will be at 1am, the following day.
19 buses on four routes will serve Route 2020 stations to ease the mobility of passengers from and to each station.
The taxi service will also be available at all operating stations.
Mattar Mohammed Al Tayer, Director-General, Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of the RTA said, "The initial operational phase would cover four stations, namely Jebel Ali, The Gardens, Discovery Gardens, and Al Furjan, and the other remaining three stations would be opened later."
Route 2020 has the capacity for 46,000 passengers per hour in both directions.