Etihad Rail has introduced full particulars of the UAE’s nationwide passenger railway community, marking a significant milestone within the nation’s transport and infrastructure improvement.
The venture will ship the UAE’s first absolutely built-in nationwide passenger rail system, connecting 11 cities and areas by means of strategically situated stations.
The community is designed to strengthen connectivity throughout the Emirates and supply secure, dependable mobility providers for residents, residents and guests.
In early 2025, Etihad Rail introduced the primary 4 passenger stations in Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah and Fujairah. The corporate has now confirmed the remaining deliberate stations in Al Sila’, Al Dhannah, Al Mirfa, Madinat Zayed, Mezaira’a, Al Faya and Al Dhaid. These stations will grow to be operational in phases.
Azza AlSuwaidi, Deputy CEO, Etihad Rail Mobility, mentioned: “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.
“The passenger rail community will function a cornerstone of the UAE’s nationwide transport ecosystem, supporting the nation’s long-term improvement 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.”
Highlighting the venture’s nationwide id and long-term imaginative and prescient, she mentioned: “Our trains could have a distinctly Emirati id that strengthens nationwide cohesion, whereas serving as a long-term funding within the nation’s transport and infrastructure sectors.
“These strategic tasks will increase home tourism and set up a brand new regional customary for sustainable, individuals centred mobility, enhancing neighborhood wellbeing and enhancing high quality of life.”
The trains have been designed to supply a contemporary and comfy journey expertise, that includes secure and ergonomic seating, modern inside designs, full Wi-Fi protection and particular person energy retailers at each seat. Providers will function on a exact and common schedule, offering a dependable different to highway journey and serving to to scale back congestion between cities.
Eng. Mohammed Alshehii, Chief Tasks Officer at Etihad Rail, confirmed that passenger providers will formally launch in 2026. In its first section, the community will join 11 cities and areas that “have been fastidiously chosen inside key places reminiscent of Mohammed Bin Zayed Metropolis in Abu Dhabi, Jumeirah Golf Estates in Dubai, College Metropolis in Sharjah and the Al Hilal space in Fujairah.”
Alshehii mentioned: “Our trains have been designed to supply a dependable, congestion-free different for intercity journey, with a give attention to decreasing journey instances. Ten of the 13 trains in our fleet have arrived, the place they’ve been examined and licensed to the very best worldwide security and high quality requirements.
“Every prepare can accommodate as much as 400 passengers and will likely be operated utilizing the most recent techniques to make sure reliability and safety.
“Our providers will likely be seamlessly built-in into the broader transport community, with stations linked to different modes of transport.”
Commenting on the size of the venture, Alshehii mentioned: “This achievement is the results of three years of intensive planning, design, and supply, with whole working hours reaching 24.5m and the involvement of greater than 7,000 specialists and staff.”
Past mobility, the passenger rail community is predicted to ship broader nationwide advantages, together with boosting home tourism, supporting sustainable transport targets, serving to efforts to scale back emissions, and strengthening social and financial ties between the Emirates by making the UAE extra linked and accessible.
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