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Etihad Rail begins construction of

$4.9bn, 605km long second phase of

rail network.

Etihad Rail, the developer and operator of the UAE’s integrated railway network, has begun
construction of the second phase of the rail network – linking Al Guwaifat on the Saudi border,
to Fujairah and Khorfakkan, on the UAE’s eastern coast, running 605km long.
Mohammed Rashid Al Marzouqi, the executive sectors, including the economy, society, the
director of Relations at Etihad Rail, said that environment and tourism, and that it will help
contracts worth $4.9 billion have been awarded in establish a new transport sector in the UAE, and
this phase, according to a report by WAM. achieve a milestone in the shopping and logistical
Al Marzouqi added that Etihad Rail was services sector.
manufacturing a new fleet of locomotives, In January 2020, Etihad Rail began the second
increasing its fleet size to 45, as well as establishing phase of the national railway project, which runs
a major operations and maintenance centre in Al 605km long, with Stage A extending 139km
Fayah in Abu Dhabi emirate, confirming that the to link Ruwais with Al Ghuwaifat at the Saudi
company is moving quickly towards completing border, Stage B extending 216 km from Tarif to
one of the largest and most important projects in SeehShuaib, Stage C running 94 km from Jebel
the country. Ali to Sharjah and Stage D being 145 km from
During the interview with WAM, he also pointed Sharjah to the ports of Fujairah and Khorfakkan.
out that Etihad Rail’s key project will affect many

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