Sheikh Theyab bin Mohamed, chairman of Etihad Rail, has visited the passenger station in Abu Dhabi and led a board assembly there.
Abu Dhabi Media Workplace stated on Friday the Etihad Rail assembly was aimed toward reviewing progress throughout the UAE’s nationwide rail community and its readiness to start passenger rail companies this yr.
Through the assembly, Sheikh Theyab and the board members had been briefed on development works on the station in Mohamed bin Zayed Metropolis, which is now nearing completion.
Video of the assembly confirmed Sheikh Theyab strolling across the station which is scheduled to open this yr. It confirmed the primary concourse, community maps, ticket machines, digital data boards and a prepare on the platform.
Etihad Rail instructed The Nationwide final week that the primary routes on the community will join Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Fujairah.
The three stations on this primary route are in Mohamed bin Zayed Metropolis in Abu Dhabi, Jumeirah Golf Estates in Dubai and in Fujairah’s Sakamkam neighbourhood, close to Al Hilal Metropolis improvement.
A date for the community launch can be but to be introduced however, as soon as up and operating, trains will journey at speeds of as much as 200kph with a 400-passenger capability.
Through the assembly, the board was additionally briefed on Etihad Rail’s freight operations. The corporate transported greater than 6.5 million tonnes of sulphur, greater than 10 million tonnes of aggregates and 148,000 containers in 2025. Rail transport of bulk supplies and containers additionally eliminated greater than 500,000 truck journeys within the Al Dhafra Area, it stated.
The board additionally reviewed the UAE–Oman joint railway community, Hafeet Rail, which is now at about 30 per cent in direction of completion, it added.
The assembly was attended by Mohamed Ali Al Shorafa, chairman of the Division of Municipalities and Transport – Abu Dhabi and board member of Etihad Rail; Mattar Al Tayer, director normal and chairman of the board of govt administrators of Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority and board member of Etihad Rail; and Shadi Malak, chief govt of Etihad Rail; together with different board members and senior firm officers.
