"The 900km project, officially known as the UAE National Railway Network, was given the green light in 2009 following a regional feasibility study. Work began the same year. By 2016, Etihad Rail was successfully operating a route of 264km, transporting granulated sulphur from sources at Shah in the south of the UAE near the Saudi Arabian border via Habshan, to an export centre in the industrial town of Al Ruwais, 250 km west of Abu Dhabi."
"By 2020, work on expanding the network across the UAE had begun, on a line linking Ghuwaifat in Abu Dhabi on the country's western edge, to Fujairah on the Indian Ocean, via Mussaffah, Khalifa Port and Jebel Ali Port. This line was inaugurated in 2023. The line between Dubai and Abu Dhabi was also finished in 2023. In March 2024, the line was connected to Sharjah. Overall, Etihad Rail will transport 36.5 million passengers annually."
Construction of the 900km UAE National Railway Network began in 2009 after a regional feasibility study. By 2016 Etihad Rail operated a 264km route transporting granulated sulphur from Shah via Habshan to an export centre in Al Ruwais. Expansion work began in 2020 on a Ghuwaifat–Fujairah line via Mussaffah, Khalifa Port and Jebel Ali Port, inaugurated in 2023. The Dubai–Abu Dhabi line finished in 2023 and the network reached Sharjah in March 2024. Etihad Rail will carry 36.5 million passengers annually and serve 11 cities and regions with initial stations in Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah and Fujairah.
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