Etihad Rail

Etihad Rail
الاتحاد للقطارات
Overview
Headquarters	6 Al Multaqa Street, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Key people	Theyab bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (Chairman); Mattar Al Tayer (Vice Chairman); Shadi Malak (Chief Executive Officer);
Locale	United Arab Emirates
Dates of operation	June 2009–present
Owner	Federal government of the United Arab Emirates
Technical
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Length	1,200 km (746 mi)
Other
Website	etihadrail.ae

Etihad Rail network

Legend

					future extension to Saudi Arabia
					Ghuwaifat Border Crossing
					Barakah Nuclear Power Plant
					Ruwais (depot)
					E 15 - Ghiyathi Road

					E 11 - Khalifa bin Zayed Intl. Highway
					Ruwais Industrial Area
					Mirfa (depot)
					E 45 - Salama bint Butti Road
					Tarif (junction)
					Zayed City
					E 90 - Thiyab bin Eissa Road
					Shah
					E 65 - Liwa - Abu Dhabi Road

					E 11 - Khalifa bin Zayed Intl. Highway
					Industrial City of Abu Dhabi
					E 30 - Al Rawdah Road
					E 22 - Al Ain Road
					E 75 - Al Faya Road
					Al Faya (depot)
					E 20 - Suweihan Road
					E 16 - Al Taf Road

					E 311 - Mohammed bin Rashid Road
					E 11 - Maktoum bin Rashid Road
					Persian Gulf
					Khalifa Port
					E 14 - Al Faqaa Road
					Al Layyan (depot)
					E 75 - Al Faya Road

					Dubai Industrial City
					E 77 - Jabal Ali - Lehbab Road

					E 611 - Emirates Road
					D 57 - Al Yalayis Street
					D 54 - Zayed bin Hamdan Street
					E 311 - Mohammed bin Zayed Road
					E 11 - Sheikh Zayed Road
					Jebel Ali Port
					D 63 - Al Qudra Road
					E 66 - Dubai - Al Ain Road
					E 44 - Al Awir Road
					E 102/ S 116 - Meliha Road
					E 55 - Al Shuwaib - Umm Al Quwain Road
					Ghayl

					E 88 - Al Dhaid - East Coast Road

					Al Hajar Mountains

					E 89 - Maktoum bin Rashid Road

					E 184 - Yabsa Bypass Road
					Al Hajar Mountains

					Fujairah Port

Etihad Rail (Arabic: الاتحاد للقطارات) is the United Arab Emirates national railway network. It was established in June 2009 under Federal Law No. 2 to manage the development, construction and operation of the United Arab Emirates' national freight and passenger railway network.^[1] Etihad Rail aims to link the UAE's principal centres of industry and population, and to link these centres with other railways throughout the Gulf Cooperation Council.^[1]

Etihad Rail is being developed in line with the Abu Dhabi Economic Vision 2030 and the UAE Vision 2021, which in turn contributes to economic diversification through strategic initiatives set to bolster UAE socio-economic growth and diversification.^[2]

Commercial operations of Stage One commenced in January 2016 on time and within budget.^[1]^[3] The operator of Stage One is Etihad Rail DB, which is a joint venture between Etihad Rail and Deutsche Bahn, Europe's largest railway operator, which was set up in 2013.^[4]

Since the signing of finance agreements for Stage Two, Etihad Rail has finalised routes and reserved Etihad Rail's corridors and lands by signing agreements with the relevant authorities throughout the Emirates, awarded all of Stage Two packages and launched constructions work on these packages.^[5]

As of 2024, while freight services are operational, there are no scheduled passengers services or a published timeline for starting them.^[6]

^ ^a ^b ^c "About Etihad Rail". etihadrail.ae. Archived from the original on 5 July 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
^ "Etihad Rail: A Key Economic project in UAE's Vision 2021, Abu Dhabi Economic Vision 2030". gulfnews.com. 16 April 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
^ "Project Update". etihadrail.ae. Archived from the original on 7 July 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
^ Dennehy, John (16 May 2023). "How Etihad Rail's freight service aims to cut travel times for UAE motorists". The National. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
^ Clarke, Kelly (13 October 2022). "What is Etihad Rail? Full guide to the region's biggest train project". The National. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
^ https://www.thenationalnews.com/uae/transport/2024/01/26/etihad-rail-map-route-explained/

[:0-1] "About Etihad Rail". etihadrail.ae. Archived from the original on 5 July 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2021.

[2] "Etihad Rail: A Key Economic project in UAE's Vision 2021, Abu Dhabi Economic Vision 2030". gulfnews.com. 16 April 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2023.

[:1-3] "Project Update". etihadrail.ae. Archived from the original on 7 July 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2021.

[4] Dennehy, John (16 May 2023). "How Etihad Rail's freight service aims to cut travel times for UAE motorists". The National. Retrieved 21 June 2023.

[:4-5] Clarke, Kelly (13 October 2022). "What is Etihad Rail? Full guide to the region's biggest train project". The National. Retrieved 21 June 2023.

[6] ttps://www.thenationalnews.com/uae/transport/2024/01/26/etihad-rail-map-route-explained/

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