UAE and Oman to link countries by passenger and cargo trains - in pictures

  • Etihad Rail's locomotives on the line. The freight network extends across the UAE. Photo: Etihad Rail
    Etihad Rail's locomotives on the line. The freight network extends across the UAE. Photo: Etihad Rail
  • Shadi Malak, chief executive of Etihad Rail, and Abdulrahman Salim Al Hatmi, chief executive of Oman's state-owned logistics company Asyad, sign the co-operation deal to link the UAE and Oman by rail. Photo: Oman News Agency
    Shadi Malak, chief executive of Etihad Rail, and Abdulrahman Salim Al Hatmi, chief executive of Oman's state-owned logistics company Asyad, sign the co-operation deal to link the UAE and Oman by rail. Photo: Oman News Agency
  • The deal includes connecting the UAE's existing freight services line to Sohar port, the sultanate's deep-sea port. Photo: Etihad Rail
    The deal includes connecting the UAE's existing freight services line to Sohar port, the sultanate's deep-sea port. Photo: Etihad Rail
  • Oman Rail and Etihad Rail will establish a joint company to launch and operate the railway network. Seen in this photo is an inspection train. Victor Besa / The National
    Oman Rail and Etihad Rail will establish a joint company to launch and operate the railway network. Seen in this photo is an inspection train. Victor Besa / The National
  • The company will receive investments amounting to about 1.16 billion Omani rials ($4.14bn). Photo: Wam
    The company will receive investments amounting to about 1.16 billion Omani rials ($4.14bn). Photo: Wam