ETIHAD Rail, the developer and operator of the UAE's national railway network, has officially handed over the operations control centre in Mirfa to Etihad Rail DB, a joint venture between Etihad Rail and DB Schenker.
ETIHAD Rail has signed an agreement with Dubai's Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) to cooperate on railway alignments, station locations, and to define contractural and operational requirements for both partiess as Etihad Rail progresses with the development of the second stage of the UAE's 1200km network.
ETIHAD Rail, which is developing the railway network in the United Arab Emirates, says it is close to proceeding with construction of the long-awaited second phase of its network.
THE United Arab Emirates' federal government will fund the second phase of the country's railway network, which is set to be built by Etihad Rail, the company's acting CEO confirmed this week.
Saudi Railways Organisation has a lot on its plate. It is upgrading its existing railway in the east of Saudi Arabia, overseeing the construction of the Haramain high-speed line in the west, and developing plans for a second high-speed line and the Saudi part of the Gulf Railway. David Briginshaw visited SRO's headquarters in Dammam to find out how the work is progressing.
ETIHAD RAIL, the company responsible for developing and operating the railway network in the UAE, has signed a joint venture agreement with German Rail (DB) subsidiary DB Schenker Rail to operate and maintain the system.
ETIHAD Rail expects operations to begin on its inaugural UAE railway project, the 266km line from Shan and Habshan to Ruwais, by the end of the year with construction almost complete and testing now underway.
Richard Bowker, senior advisor at EC Harris and former CEO of Etihad Rail, UAE, tells Keith Barrow how Gulf States are rising to the challenge of building an interoperable regional network from the ground up.
THE first two of seven locomotives ordered by Etihad Rail from EMD arrived today at Mussafah Port in the United Arab Emirates. The locomotives follow Etihad Rail's first covered hopper wagons supplied by CSR, China, which arrived in December 2012.
ETIHAD Rail, the developer and future operator of the United Arab Emirates' railway network, has secured a $US 1.28bn loan to finance Stage One of its inaugural project to build the 264km dedicated freight route from Shah and Habshan to Ruwais.
