Throughout their long history, railways have proven to be one of the fastest and most efficient, comfortable and sustainable means of transport available. It is also the ground transportation with the lowest accident rate and an environmental impact that only exceeds the bike.

Work on the UAE National Rail Network is progressing at an accelerated pace, with more than 75 per cent of the construction completed on Stage Two of the project since its launch some 28 months ago, according to Engineer Shadi Malak, CEO of Etihad Rail, the developer of the integrated railway network.