Sharjah Metro

Sharjah Metro
Overview
Native name	مترو ٱلشَّارقَة
Owner	Roads & Transport Authority (Sharjah)
Locale	Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Transit type	Rapid transit
Number of lines	2
Number of stations	19
Headquarters	Sharjah
Website	www.srta.gov.ae
Operation
Began operation	TBD
Operator(s)	TBD
Train length	5
Technical
System length	51 km (32 mi)
No. of tracks	2
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	750 V DC   third rail
Top speed	95 kmph (59 mph)
System map

Sharjah Metro is a proposed rapid transit system for Sharjah in United Arab Emirates, 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

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Legend
Sharjah Metro Red Line
Etihad Rail & Sharjah Metro Stn Al Saja Al Rahmania Stn Sharjah Airport Terminal University city Stn Muwaileh Commercial Stn Al Zahia Stn Cricket stadium Al Qasimiah Stn. Rola Stn. Al Jubail Stn. Abu Shagara Stn. Al Majaz Stn Al Nahda-1 Stn Al Nahda-2 Stn

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 , 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 ^[1] , followed by a proposal prepared by the Indian UAE Resident in 2025. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Route network

Phase 1

According to the 2025 proposal, the future route from Maleeha Road Etihad Railway Station to Saja Industrial Area is (12-kilometre (7.5 mi))kilometers long, the Red Line from Al Rahmaniya to Al Nahda is (29-kilometre (18 mi)) kilometers, and the Green Line from Sharjah Cricket Stadium to Al Hira Beach Area is (10-kilometre (6.2 mi)) ^{[5] [6]}

Line Name	Terminals		Length	Stations
Red Line	Al Rahmaniya	Al Nahda	29 km	13
Green Line	Sharjah Cricket Stadium	Heera beach	10 km	3
Total			39 km	16

Stations

Sharjah Metro was proposed to have a total of 18 stations. ^[7]

#	Station Name	Opening	Connections
1	Al Rahmania Stn		None
2	Sharjah Airport Terminal		None
3	University city Stn		None
4	Muwaileh Commercial Stn		None
5	Al Zahia Stn		None
6	Cricket stadium Stn		Private inter-city buses
7	Al Qasimiah Stn.
8	Rola Stn.		None
9	Al Jubail Stn.
10	Abu Shagara Stn.
11	Al Majaz Stn		None
15	Al Nahda-1 Stn		None
13	Al Nahda-2 Stn		None

See also

• Roads & Transport Authority (Sharjah)
• Dubai Metro
• Transportation in Dubai

References

1. "metro service for Sharjah". Khaleej Times.
2. "Metro system for Sharjah". Khaleej Times.
3. "Sharjah eyes its own metro". Khaleej Times.
4. "Sharjah mulls Metro system to beat traffic". Gulfnews.
5. "metro service for Sharjah". Khaleej Times.
6. "Discover the Sharjah Metro Station Experience". anysqft.ae.
7. "metro service for Sharjah". Khaleej Times.