The passenger service is expected to carry more than 36 million passengers annually by the end of the decade.
Railroad workers preparing tracks at a depot in January 2022. There has been rapid progress on a new line that will eventually carry passengers. All photos: Victor Besa / The National
The new Etihad Rail line will connect 11 cities and areas across the UAE from Al Sila in the west to Fujairah in the north.
Work on the railway at Saih Shuaib.
Etihad Rail workers on a railroad overpass along the E77 and E611 highway junction in Dubai.
The overpass view along the E77 and E611 highway junction.
Etihad Rail says stations will celebrate the joy of travelling and designs will speak to regional traditions.
Some of the new stations will be built in the cities but the locations have not been yet announced.
The Abu Dhabi to Dubai line is central to the project.
The train driver takes the diesel inspection line down the tracks.
The Abu Dhabi to Dubai section of the track runs parallel to the Emirates Road (E611) motorway.
Newly laid tracks at the Dubai South area.
Railroad workers preparing tracks.
An Etihad Rail worker on the Abu Dhabi to Dubai line.
An Etihad Rail depot at Saih Shuaib.
Passengers will also be able to use park and rides.
Passengers can expect travel time of 50 minutes between Abu Dhabi and Dubai and about 100 minutes from Abu Dhabi to Fujairah.
Construction of the UAE-wide network is advancing rapidly with close to 70 per cent of the twin-track route complete.
The addition of the passenger rail service marked an important moment for Etihad Rail since its establishment in 2009.
The rail track snakes through the desert.
An Etihad Rail employee on the inspection line.
Three Etihad Rail workers take a rest, with the inspection train on right.
Stage two of the project joins Ghuweifat on the border with Saudi Arabia to Fujairah on the east coast in a line running for about 1,200km.
The passenger service is expected to carry more than 36 million passengers annually by the end of the decade.
Railroad workers preparing tracks at a depot in January 2022. There has been rapid progress on a new line that will eventually carry passengers. All photos: Victor Besa / The National
The new Etihad Rail line will connect 11 cities and areas across the UAE from Al Sila in the west to Fujairah in the north.
Work on the railway at Saih Shuaib.
Etihad Rail workers on a railroad overpass along the E77 and E611 highway junction in Dubai.
The overpass view along the E77 and E611 highway junction.
Etihad Rail says stations will celebrate the joy of travelling and designs will speak to regional traditions.
Some of the new stations will be built in the cities but the locations have not been yet announced.
The Abu Dhabi to Dubai line is central to the project.
The train driver takes the diesel inspection line down the tracks.
The Abu Dhabi to Dubai section of the track runs parallel to the Emirates Road (E611) motorway.
Newly laid tracks at the Dubai South area.
Railroad workers preparing tracks.
An Etihad Rail worker on the Abu Dhabi to Dubai line.
An Etihad Rail depot at Saih Shuaib.
Passengers will also be able to use park and rides.
Passengers can expect travel time of 50 minutes between Abu Dhabi and Dubai and about 100 minutes from Abu Dhabi to Fujairah.
Construction of the UAE-wide network is advancing rapidly with close to 70 per cent of the twin-track route complete.
The addition of the passenger rail service marked an important moment for Etihad Rail since its establishment in 2009.
The rail track snakes through the desert.
An Etihad Rail employee on the inspection line.
Three Etihad Rail workers take a rest, with the inspection train on right.
Stage two of the project joins Ghuweifat on the border with Saudi Arabia to Fujairah on the east coast in a line running for about 1,200km.
The passenger service is expected to carry more than 36 million passengers annually by the end of the decade.
