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July, 2009
In June 2009, Etihad Rail was established under UAE Federal Law No. 2, with a mandate to manage the development, construction and operation of the UAE’s national freight and passenger railway network.
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26 October, 2010
26 October, 2010 Planning begins (assignment of consultants).
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26 June, 2011
A concrete sleeper manufacturing facility was established at Mirfa.
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April, 2012
Beginning of the contracting stage (work starts on national railway).
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August, 2012
First batch of sleepers produced with number
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September 30-2012
First track laying takes place.
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26 December, 2012
The first shipment of wagons for Stage One of the network arrive at Mina Zayed in Abu Dhabi.
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March 2013
Formation of Etihad Rail DB, the joint venture company formed between Etihad Rail and DB Schenker to manage the operation and maintenance of Stage One.
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April 2013
Etihad Rail receives the first two of seven locomotives, which will haul the fleet of 240 covered wagons to ship granulated sulphur on Stage One of the network from Habshan and Shah to Ruwais.
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December 31-2013
HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler's Representative in Al Dhafra Region visited as part of a delegation to commence the Abu Dhabi Accountability Authority’s (ADAA) Rail Service & Output Review.
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9 April, 2014
Start testing and commissioning services between Habshan and Ruwais starting in September 2013
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19 November 2014
HE. Nasser Ahmad Al Swaidi Etihad Rail chairman signing Stage 1 Operations tri party agreement between Etihad Rail -ADNOC-Etihad Rail DB
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2015
Trial operations begin.
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3 August, 2015
15. 3 August, 2015 Etihad Rail officially hands over Operation Control Center(OCC) to Etihad Rail DB
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December, 2015
The Federal Transport Authority – Land and Maritime (FTA) grants approval for commercial operations of Stage One.
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January, 2016
Commercial operations begin.
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January 2017
Etihad Rail DB confirmed that it had transported more than 10 million tonnes of sulphur in over 1 million hours worked with zero lost time injury (LTI) since inception.
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February 2017
Etihad Rail DB announces that it has safely run its 1,000th train for ADNOC.
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January 2018
His Highness Sheikh Theyab bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, has been appointed as Etihad Rail Chairman of the Board
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March, 2018
Etihad Rail Stage Two tender release.
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May, 2018
Etihad Rail partnered with engineering, project structuring and operations services firm Egis for the development of the next phase.
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June, 2018
Etihad Rail appoints Jacobs Engineering Group to provide technical and programme consulting services to support the expansion of its network under the next phase of its national railway plan.
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June, 2018
Etihad Rail and Etihad Rail DB delegates visit the International Trade Fair for Transport Technology, InnoTrans, the world’s largest and most attended trade fair dedicated to the railway industry, hosted in Berlin.
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July 2018
Chairman of the Board, His Highness Sheikh Theyab bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, chaired a meeting of the Board of Etihad Rail on 25th July in Mirfa.
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November 2018
UAE Ministry of Finance and Abu Dhabi Department of Finance sign an agreement for the financing of Stage Two of the Etihad Rail national rail network: 605 kilometers from Ghuweifat on the border with Saudi Arabia to Fujairah on the east coast.
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November 2018
Chairman H.H. Sheikh Theyab bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan visits Saudi Arabia and holds a series of meetings with Saudi Rail (SAR) and the KSA Public Transport Authority with a view to increasing cooperation on transnational interoperability.
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05 December 2018
HH Dr Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, has received an update on the under-construction Etihad Rail project from HH Sheikh Theyab bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, chairman of Abu Dhabi Department of Transport and of the board of directors of Etihad Rail
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December 12, 2018
Fujairah Municipality signing Agreement on reserving the Etihad Rail corridor in the Emirate of Fujairah for areas allocated for the route corridor, maintenance road, facilities, railway stations and service centers to be constructed during Stage Two.
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December 12, 2018
MoU signed with the General Headquarters of Abu Dhabi Police for the purpose of supplying security services for Stage One of the UAE’s national rail network.
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December 30, 2018
Directorate of Town Planning & Survey in Sharjah Agreements on Reserving Etihad Rail Corridor and Lands
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December 31, 2018
Department of Urban Planning and Abu Dhabi Municipalities
signed Agreements on Reserving Etihad Rail Corridor and Lands.
