The rail, on completion, will be utilised initially to transport heavy goods, before carrying over millions of passengers by 2030 – thus, reducing travel time between cities
Railway
Etihad Rail
Etihad Rail completes tracklaying for main line in Sharjah and Ras Al Khaimah
The main line of the network extends from Ghuweifat, located on the border of Saudi Arabia, and passes through the emirates of Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah and Ras Al Khaimah
Egypt
World Bank approves $400 million financing for Egypt’s GCA railway corridor
The financing is to support the logistics and transport sectors’ shift towards low-carbon transportation
Abu Dhabi
UAE, Oman hold first directors meeting for $3bn railway between Abu Dhabi, Muscat
Oman Rail and Etihad Rail joint venture board of directors holds inaugural meeting in Dubai
Etihad Rail
UAE, Oman to build $3bn railway linking Abu Dhabi, Muscat with 200kph passenger trains in landmark deal
The passenger trains are designed to reduce travel time from Sohar to Abu Dhabi to 1 hour 40 minutes, and from Sohar to Al Ain to 47 minutes
Etihad Rail
Etihad Rail’s Stage 2 chugs past 75% milestone in its journey to redefine the future of transport
Etihad Rail aims to link the UAE’s centres of trade and industry through its passenger and freight services, the CEO of the UAE’s national railway network said
Haramain train
New Saudi high-speed train service set to launch on Sept 24
Saudi Arabia’s Haramain high-speed train service will reportedly start commercial operations later this month
GCC rail
US firm picked to oversee construction of UAE rail network
Jacobs Engineering Group is selected to deliver engineering and design services for the 900km network
EtihadRail
French firm hired to oversee expansion of UAE rail network
Egis has been awarded a project management consultancy contract for stages 2 and 3 of Etihad Rail project
GCC rail
UAE to have rail link with Saudi Arabia by end-2021 – official
Federal Authority for Land and Marine Transport chief reveals date for major rail connection project
EtihadRail
Phase 2 of UAE’s rail network said to be back on track
Etihad Rail is reportedly set to issue tenders for phase 2 of its country-wide rail network project
EtihadRail
Rail driving growth in UAE transportation infrastructure
Ongoing or planned railway projects in the UAE are worth $13.9 billion
Bashar Al Malik
Saudi Arabia to seek bidders for 1,600km Red Sea-Gulf railway
Land Bridge line will shave around three days off the current five-day journey time for shipping seaborne freight around the Saudi coast