“Etihad Rail“ Facts and Figures / The UAE’s National Railway Network

The UAE’s National Railway Network - “Etihad Rail“ There are two elements to the Etihad Rail Project — the rail network has been designed to support both freight and passenger services. The only rigid timeline that’s been put down officially is that the expectation is the service will be carrying an estimated “36.5 million passengers by 2030” Traveling from Abu Dhabi to Dubai will take up to 50 minutes Traveling from Abu Dhabi to Fujairah will take 100 minutes Traveling from Dubai to Fujairah will take 50 minutes. Traveling from Abu Dhabi To Ruwais will take 70 minutes The 1,200 km network will extend from Al Sila to Fujairah, Serving 11 cities, towns and communities around the network, including: Ruwais, Al Mirfa, Fujairah, Sharjah, Al Dhaid, Abu Dhabi. In February 2023, Oman Rail and Etihad Rail struck an accord, partnering with Mubadala and committing to a 303km stretch of track that will unite the two GCC nations by rail, direct from Sohar in Oman to the city of Abu Dhabi (in 100 minutes) and beyond. There has also been talk of potentially connecting the UAE rail services with Saudi Arabia.