Sheikh Maktoum and Sheikh Theyab installing the final piece on the UAE railway track.
Abu Dhabi-Dubai railway line completed
01 April 2022
UAE marked the connection of Abu Dhabi and Dubai with a direct railway n a major development on the largest infrastructure project in the UAE.
Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, and Sheikh Theyab bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Crown Prince’s Court and Chairman of Etihad Rail, installed the final piece on the railway track, thus marking the start of a new phase of logistic and economic integration between the two emirates, and in preparation for linking the rest of the emirates to an integrated national railway network in the UAE, reported Wam.
The completion of the main railway between Abu Dhabi and Dubai comes within the framework of The UAE Railway Programme, which was launched as a part of the Projects of the 50, with an investment worth of AED50 billion ($13.6 billion).
Etihad Rail is working at an accelerated pace to finish Stage Two of the UAE National Rail Network after the launch of Stage One operations in 2016, completing 70 per cent of the project despite the conditions imposed by the pandemic, according to the company.
“The completion of the main railway of the UAE National Rail Network project between Dubai and Abu Dhabi represents an important pivotal phase that shows the great benefits of this national project in linking all the emirates of the country and enhancing the transportation process between industrial and economic centres, and facilitating transportation within the UAE,” Sheikh Maktoum saidstated.
He pointed out that the economic effects of linking Abu Dhabi and Dubai via the UAE National Rail Network will extend for many years.
The railway which runs 256-km long has been designed as per the highest international standards and specifications in terms of environmental aspects, safety and quality.
The railway network comprises 29 bridges, 60 crossings and 137 drainage channels. The total excavation and backfill work amounted 46 million cu m, with the participation of 13,300 workers, recording more than 47 million working hours.
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