ETIHAD Rail, the UAE’ first national railway that will spread countrywide and connect the country to Saudi Arabia and Oman, has been set rolling following the award of the project management consultancy to a joint venture of two US companies.

CONSTRUCTION is due to start shortly on the four major new stations along the state-of-the-art Haramain High-speed Railway (HHR) in Saudi Arabia, which will provide a vital new service for the millions of pilgrims travelling between Makkah and Madinah during the Hajj. The main contracts worth SR9.38 billion ($2.