Union Metro Station is one of the busiest stations on the Dubai Metro. It is a transfer station and serves both the Red Line and the Green Line.
Red Line trains go to Centrepoint and Expo 2020 (change at Jabal Ali for UAE Exchange). Stops on this line include Dubai International Airport (Terminal 1 and Terminal 3), Deira City Centre, BurJuman, Burj Khalifa/Dubai Mall, and Ibn Battuta.
Green Line trains go to Etisalat and Creek. Stops on this line include Gold Souq, Al Ghubabia (for Al Ghubaiba Bus Station), and Sharaf DG.
The station is located on Union Square in the Deira area of the city, just a short walk from the Dubai Creek. Places of interest nearby include Al Ghurair Centre and Twin Towers.
Station facilities include ticket desks, self-service ticket machines, shops, toilets, lifts and escalators to all platforms, bicycle storage, and a taxi rank.
There is a huge choice of budget hotels in the area offering cheap rooms for rent (see list at the end of this page).
Union Square Bus Station is just west of the station. Intercity services departing from here include buses to Sharjah, Ajman, and Fujairah. The seasonal bus service to Global Village also runs from here.
The station is in Zone 5 (view a map of the Dubai Metro). Fares depend on how many zones you pass through when going from your origin station to your destination.
Operating hours for Dubai Metro stations can be found here. Note that these are timings for the Dubai Metro as a whole. Timings for first and last train services from Union Metro Station may be different.
To see precise train times for Union Metro Station, install the RTA S’hail app on your phone.
Adjacent stations on the Red Line are BurJuman and Al Rigga. Those on the Green Line are Salah Al Din and Baniyas Square.
