Dubai Metro station rename database
Every name the network's stations have carried, sortable and current - generated live from the same verified dataset that powers our map. 25 renames and counting; the story behind them is in the rename history. Click any column header to sort.
| Station today | Code | Former name | Renamed |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Paints | R38 | Jabal Ali | 2025-07 |
| Life Pharmacy | R42 | UAE Exchange | 2025-05 |
| Al Garhoud | R15 | GGICO | 2025-04-14 |
| Al Fardan Exchange | R35 | Al Khail | 2025-04 |
| InsuranceMarket.ae | R33 | Mashreq | 2024-09-05 |
| Equiti | R31 | Umm Al Sheif | 2024-08 |
| Sobha Realty | R36 | DAMAC Properties | 2023-02 |
| e& | G11 | Etisalat | 2023-02 |
| Centrepoint | R11 | Al Rashidiya | 2021-05 |
| City Centre Deira | R16 | Deira City Centre | 2021 |
| ONPASSIVE | R29 | Al Safa | 2021 |
| Al Fardan Exchange | R35 | Nakheel | 2020-11-24 |
| Max | R21 | Al Jafiliya | 2020-11 |
| ONPASSIVE | R29 | Noor Islamic Bank / Noor Bank | 2020-11 |
| Equiti | R31 | First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) | 2020-11 |
| InsuranceMarket.ae | R33 | Sharaf DG | 2020-11 |
| Sobha Realty | R36 | Dubai Marina | 2020-11 |
| DMCC | R37 | Jumeirah Lakes Towers | 2020-11 |
| Gold Souq | G22 | Palm Deira | 2020-11 |
| National Paints | R38 | Nakheel Harbour & Tower | 2020-05 |
| Equiti | R31 | First Gulf Bank (FGB) | 2017 |
| Life Pharmacy | R42 | Jebel Ali | 2015 |
| Sharaf DG | G25 | Al Fahidi | 2015 |
| BurJuman | R19/G26 | Khalid Bin Al Waleed | 2011 |
| ADCB | R20 | Al Karama | 2011 |
Why Dubai keeps renaming metro stations
Most renames are commercial. RTA sells station naming rights to companies for multi-year terms - National Paints, for example, took over the former Jabal Ali station in July 2025 on a 10-year deal. When a deal ends or changes hands, the name changes again, which is how a single platform can carry three or four names in fifteen years. A smaller set of renames are geographic corrections or rebrands of the sponsor itself (Etisalat became e& in 2023, and the station followed).
The renames that cause the most confusion
- Sharaf DG exists only on the Green Line. The Red Line station that used to be called Sharaf DG became Mashreq and is now InsuranceMarket.ae. The current Sharaf DG (G25) is the former Al Fahidi. Two different stations, one recycled name - if an older guide says "Sharaf DG, Red Line", it means today's InsuranceMarket.ae.
- Equiti has had four identities - FGB, then FAB, then Umm Al Sheif, now Equiti (since August 2024). Older hotel directions mentioning any of the first three mean this one station.
- "Dubai Marina station" usually means Sobha Realty (ex-DAMAC, ex-Dubai Marina) - though the tram network has its own Marina-area stops, which is why the old name lingers in listings.
- Jebel Ali vs Jabal Ali - the former Jebel Ali station is now Life Pharmacy; the former Jabal Ali (originally Nakheel Harbour & Tower) is now National Paints. Two similarly spelled old names, two different current stations.
What a rename means in practice
Signage, train announcements and the official map switch over within weeks, but taxi drivers, older blog posts, hotel booking pages and printed guides can lag by years. The station code never changes - BurJuman has been R19/G26 through every naming era - so when two sources disagree, match the code, not the name. Every station page on this site lists the full former-name chain, and old names redirect to the current page, so a search for a defunct name still lands where it should.