Etihad Rail has announced the first routes on its eagerly awaited passenger service, in a milestone moment for the country's largest infrastructure project.
It confirmed exclusively to The National the first services will connect Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Fujairah in the network's opening phase.
Etihad Rail said passengers can expect frequent trains on the Abu Dhabi to Dubai line, which reflects the surging intercity commuter and business trade, with the route to Fujairah bolstering tourism and access to the east coast.
Passengers can expect travel time of about an hour between Abu Dhabi and Dubai and 90 minutes between Abu Dhabi and Fujairah, although a precise time table is still being worked out.
A date for the network launch is also yet to be announced but the service is set to start this year and, once up and running, trains will travel at speeds of up to 200kph with a 400-
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