Sharjah Metro is a proposed rapid transit system for

Sharjah Sharjah (; ', Gulf Arabic: ''aš-Šārja'') is the List of cities in the United Arab Emirates, third-most populous city in the United Arab Emirates, after Dubai and Abu Dhabi. It is the capital of the Emirate of Sharjah and forms part of the D ...

United Arab Emirates The United Arab Emirates (UAE), or simply the Emirates, is a country in West Asia, in the Middle East, at the eastern end of the Arabian Peninsula. It is a Federal monarchy, federal elective monarchy made up of Emirates of the United Arab E ...

, The metro system consists of a network of two main lines: the Red Line and the Green Line. A third line, the Yellow Line

History

In 2022, the Sharjah Metro Study Report and Proposal, prepared by Emirati student Ahmed Mohammed Jalil, a geography and urban planning student at the

Al Ain University Al Ain University (AAU) (), is a private university in the United Arab Emirates with two campuses: one in Al Ain, and the other in Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi is the capital city of the United Arab Emirates. The city is the seat of the Abu Dhabi ...

, and Dr. Khawla Al Kaabi, chairman of the geography and urban planning department at the university, was submitted to Dr. Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, member of the Sharjah Supreme Council and ruler of Sharjah. This was the first proposal, followed by a proposal prepared by the Indian UAE Resident in 2025.

Route network

Phase 1

According to the 2025 proposal, the future route from Maleeha Road Etihad Railway Station to Saja Industrial Area is ()kilometers long, the Red Line from Al Rahmaniya to Al Nahda is () kilometers, and the Green Line from Sharjah Cricket Stadium to Al Hira Beach Area is ()

Stations

Sharjah Metro was proposed to have a total of 18 stations.

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