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WELCOME TO ETIHAD RAIL,

THE UAE’S NATIONAL RAILWAY

Etihad Rail is the developer and operator of the UAE’s national railway network, connecting the country’s key centres of trade, acting as a catalyst for economic growth and sustaining economic development.

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Etihad Rail recognises the importance of being a good neighbour

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Etihad Rail recognises the need to develop the property surrounding the rail network

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.

26 October, 2010

26 October, 2010 Planning begins (assignment of consultants).

26 June, 2011

A concrete sleeper manufacturing facility was established at Mirfa.

April, 2012

Beginning of the contracting stage (work starts on national railway).

August, 2012

First batch of sleepers produced with number

September 30-2012

First track laying takes place.

26 December, 2012

The first shipment of wagons for Stage One of the network arrive at Mina Zayed in Abu Dhabi.

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.

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.

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.

9 April, 2014

Start testing and commissioning services between Habshan and Ruwais starting in September 2013

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

2015

Trial operations begin.

3 August, 2015

15. 3 August, 2015 Etihad Rail officially hands over Operation Control Center(OCC) to Etihad Rail DB

December, 2015

The Federal Transport Authority – Land and Maritime (FTA) grants approval for commercial operations of Stage One.

January, 2016

Commercial operations begin.

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.

February 2017

Etihad Rail DB announces that it has safely run its 1,000th train for ADNOC.

January 2018

His Highness Sheikh Theyab bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, has been appointed as Etihad Rail Chairman of the Board

March, 2018

Etihad Rail Stage Two tender release.

May, 2018

Etihad Rail partnered with engineering, project structuring and operations services firm Egis for the development of the next phase.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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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