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Abu Dhabi, UAE – Etihad Rail right now introduced particulars of the UAE’s full passenger railway community, marking a significant milestone that displays its sturdy dedication to advancing the nation’s transport and infrastructure ecosystem. The passenger rail community will join 11 cities and areas by strategically situated stations, forming the UAE’s first absolutely built-in nationwide passenger railway system. The community will strengthen connectivity throughout the Emirates and supply protected and dependable mobility providers for residents, residents and guests alike.
In early 2025, Etihad Rail introduced the primary 4 stations in Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah and Fujairah. At the moment Etihad Rail pronounces the remaining deliberate stations in Al Sila’, Al Dhannah, Al Mirfa, Madinat Zayed, Mezaira’a, Al Faya and Al Dhaid, which can change into operational in phases.
Commenting on the announcement, Azza AlSuwaidi, Deputy CEO, Etihad Rail Mobility, underscored the undertaking’s strategic significance, saying: “Our preparations to launch passenger providers throughout the nationwide railway community in 2026 replicate the imaginative and prescient of our smart management to construct an built-in transport ecosystem that helps the UAE’s financial and social cloth.”
She continued: “The passenger rail community will function a cornerstone of the UAE’s nationwide transport ecosystem, supporting the nation’s long-term growth and strengthening connectivity throughout its Emirates. It additionally builds on our confirmed success since 2023 in working the nationwide freight rail service. This nationwide milestone is the results of shut collaboration amongst all companions and stakeholders, pushed by distinctive nationwide expertise and underpinned by international greatest practices. In parallel, we’ve geared up the community with a next-generation fleet and superior applied sciences, in partnership with main worldwide operators, to make sure the very best requirements of high quality, reliability and security.”
She added, highlighting the undertaking’s nationwide identification and future imaginative and prescient: “Our trains could have a distinctly Emirati identification that strengthens nationwide cohesion, whereas serving as a long-term funding within the nation’s transport and infrastructure sectors. These strategic tasks will enhance home tourism and set up a brand new regional commonplace for sustainable, individuals centred mobility, enhancing neighborhood wellbeing and enhancing high quality of life.”
A snug and seamless journey expertise
The trains have been designed to supply a cushty and fashionable journey expertise, that includes protected and ergonomic seating, up to date inside designs, full Wi-Fi protection, and particular person energy shops at each seat. Providers will function on a exact and common schedule, offering passengers with a dependable and environment friendly different that ensures clean and speedy journey between cities, free from street congestion.
Reflecting on the providing for passengers on the Etihad Rail Community, Eng. Mohammed Alshehii, Chief Tasks Officer at Etihad Rail, mentioned that the service will formally launch in 2026. It its first part the community will join 11 cities and areas that “have been fastidiously chosen inside key areas corresponding to Mohammed Bin Zayed Metropolis in Abu Dhabi, Jumeirah Golf Estates in Dubai, College Metropolis in Sharjah and the Al Hilal space in Fujairah.”
Alshehii added: “Our trains have been designed to supply a dependable, congestion-free different for intercity journey, with a deal with lowering journey instances. Ten of the 13 trains in our fleet have arrived, the place they’ve been examined and authorized to the very best worldwide security and high quality requirements. Every practice can accommodate as much as 400 passengers and might be operated utilizing the most recent programs to make sure reliability and safety. Our providers might be seamlessly built-in into the broader transport community, with stations linked to different modes of transport.”
Commenting on the dimensions of the Etihad Rail undertaking, Alshehii mentioned: “This achievement is the results of three years of intensive planning, design, and supply, with whole working hours reaching 24.5 million and the involvement of greater than 7,000 consultants and staff.”
Past mobility, the passenger rail community is anticipated to ship wide-ranging nationwide advantages. These embody boosting home tourism, supporting mobility, serving to efforts to scale back emissions, and strengthening social and financial ties between the Emirates by making the UAE really feel extra linked and accessible.
About Etihad Rail
Established in 2009, Etihad Rail is the developer and operator of the UAE’s Nationwide Rail Community. The 900km community connects key cities, ports, and industrial hubs from Ghuwaifat to Fujairah on the jap coast.
As a part of the UAE’s ‘Tasks of the 50’, Etihad Rail helps nationwide financial diversification and sustainable growth. Its built-in transport system improves provide chain effectivity, reduces emissions, and strengthens regional connectivity. The Etihad Rail community at present consists of freight operations throughout 11 terminals and 4 main ports and can increase to incorporate passenger providers from 2026, linking city and financial centres throughout the Emirates.
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