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Workers and dignitaries during the visit.
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Sheikh Theyab bin Mohamed visits Etihad Rail project sites in Sharjah and Fujairah. All photos: AD Media office
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The project sites are in the final stages of the second phase of track construction.
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Sheikh Theyab, who is chairman of Abu Dhabi Crown Prince's Court, visited the sites with other dignitaries.
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The second phase of construction spans 145 kilometres of track.
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Sheikh Theyab was told about the progress being made on the project.
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The site visits provided plenty of opportunities to record progress.
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The Etihad Rail network will eventually serve stops from the Saudi border in the west to the Northern Emirates and Oman in the east.
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Workers and dignitaries during the visit.
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Sheikh Theyab bin Mohamed visits Etihad Rail project sites in Sharjah and Fujairah. All photos: AD Media office
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The project sites are in the final stages of the second phase of track construction.
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/NWMUZHG6ZZAKDF5XRJ55OU36TY.jpeg?smart=true&auth=775f4fa829889b363625351b0548ff8c7867015a7dcd36fae00accf163314d15&width=400&height=225)
Sheikh Theyab, who is chairman of Abu Dhabi Crown Prince's Court, visited the sites with other dignitaries.
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/XY2VIPBCFBD5ZHZKDLVWI567SU.jpeg?smart=true&auth=abe2c61a304db056ff776ef800364bce988a2b65b44bb26aeb1436dfbf93f850&width=400&height=225)
The second phase of construction spans 145 kilometres of track.
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/UPMXQJJADFHF5DVIPGLCC23E3Q.jpeg?smart=true&auth=de3c50285c1ab4a8450816132c86279c47d6c319655722679eeeb2f0de958a26&width=400&height=225)
Sheikh Theyab was told about the progress being made on the project.
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/SR5UU75HAJEI7MBDBWOIZYCHRA.jpeg?smart=true&auth=5c096285f363dfa92fb0a78d02134c53ba9d219ea5d739ea641f6762c29274cf&width=400&height=225)
The site visits provided plenty of opportunities to record progress.
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/JCYP5J5FKNEMDF7IFPHMQF7PEM.jpeg?smart=true&auth=cfa651a73c46b07fa2654f75cb01d40bb35e04ba828ce7bef7c18963bef5c0ab&width=400&height=225)
The Etihad Rail network will eventually serve stops from the Saudi border in the west to the Northern Emirates and Oman in the east.
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/TG67OAWUBNAR7HZ2ZFIJGXVQRU.jpeg?smart=true&auth=ec0882f8c5d3475a27ade29d1b9e40be4affa9d6b152a1f7160f8da1e5f00e3c&width=400&height=225)
Workers and dignitaries during the visit.
Etihad Rail: First passenger station to be built in Fujairah
Sheikh Theyab bin Mohamed, Chairman of Abu Dhabi Crown Prince’s Court and Etihad Rail, visits the line
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23 June, 2022
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