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Rail transport in the United Arab Emirates is an expanding mode of transport. Etihad Rail is the national railway company, and is a state-owned company . [ 1 ] [ 2 ]
Etihad Rail was founded in June 2009 following the passage of Federal Law No. 2. [1] In April 2024, Etihad Rail and Oman Rail announced a new joint venture, Hafeet Rail, that will construct 300 km (190 mi) of new railway to connect the Etihad Rail network at Abu Dhabi with the port of Sohar, Oman, passing through Al Ain. [9]
The railway is also expected to boost intra-GCC trade by providing freight transport services. [12] According to Abdul Rahim Hassan Naqi, Secretary General of the Federation of the GCC Chambers of Commerce and Industry, the railway will provide more than 80,000 direct and indirect jobs once it is made operational. [15]
The Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) is an Australian Government-owned statutory corporation. It operates one of the largest rail networks in the nation, spanning 8,500 km across five states and 39 worksites.
Hafeet Rail (Arabic: حفيت للقطارات) is a rail transport company set up to connect the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Oman by rail. A joint venture of Etihad Rail , Oman Rail , and Mubadala , the railway aims to connect the Etihad Rail network at Al Ain with the port of Sohar . [ 1 ]
The UAE is identified by Australia as its largest market in the Persian Gulf region. [citation needed] As of 2008–09, trade between the UAE and Australia was valued to A$5.5 billion. Of this, Australian exports to the UAE were A$3.6 billion, while UAE exports to Australia were A$1.9 billion (including crude petroleum imports worth A$1.7 billion).
The Palm Monorail is a monorail line on the Palm Jumeirah island in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It is operated by the UK-based Serco. The monorail connects the Palm Jumeirah to the mainland, with a planned further extension to the Red Line of the Dubai Metro. [2] The line opened on April 30, 2009 as the Palm Jumeirah Monorail. [3]
Roads & Transport Authority (RTA) (Arabic: هيئة الطرق والمواصلات) is a Government of Dubai roads & transportation authority in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It was founded in 2005 and is responsible for planning and executing transport and traffic projects, along with legislation and strategic plans of transportation in Dubai .