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Etihad Rail’s transport solutions mean significant benefits for businesses, allowing for more productive use of time and resources, reduced costs, and more efficient asset management.
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The smart choice for UAE ground logistics solutions

Etihad Rail’s transport solutions mean significant benefits for businesses, allowing for more productive use of time and resources, reduced costs, and more efficient asset management. Etihad Rail’s team of experts will work closely with you to develop any number of solutions to meet your business needs with
the additional option of having a rail terminal directly linked to your business. Contact Etihad Rail now with your shipping and logistics requirements and the team will advise you on how the Etihad Rail network will meet your freight carriage needs, transforming your business. Contact our Freight Solutions Team today to learn more.

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Get in touch with the Etihad Rail Freight Solutions Team for all enquiries and to learn more about tailored freight options.
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Why talk to Etihad Rail now

Contact Etihad Rail now with your shipping and logistics requirements, and their team will advise you on how the Etihad Rail Network will meet your freight carriage needs, transforming your business.
What can I ship
Where can I ship
How can I ship

What can I ship on the Etihad Rail Network

Whether shipping aggregates, consumer goods, or perishable food and beverage items, Etihad Rail provides efficient and reliable means to deliver your products to whatever their destination.

Etihad rail can ship Hay, Containers, Ceramics, Polymers, Bulk Shipments, Sugar, Metals, Waste, Aggregates, Consumer Goods, and More.
Contact us and provide information about what you are shipping, and the Etihad Rail team will work with you to find a customizable rail solution to transport your goods.

Where can I ship on the Etihad Rail network

Etihad Rail’s network will extend throughout the United Arab Emirates from the border of Saudi Arabia to the Gulf of Oman. The network is ultimately connecting maritime ports and industrial zones across the Emirates.

Stage Two will connect the ports of Jebel Ali in Dubai, Khalifa Port in Abu Dhabi, ICAD, Zonescorp and Port of Fujairah with the existing line at Ruwais and thence to Ghuweifat.
Effectively uniting the major industrial ports of the country. Discussions are ongoing with other major ports and industrial areas. The Etihad Rail network will also link with the planned GCC network, crossing borders with the nation’s GCC neighbours.

How can you ship on the Etihad Rail Network

Depending on the products or goods being transported, Etihad Rail will ship your cargo using the most efficient and satisfactory means. These include standardized intermodal steel containers; flat-bed wagons; rail gondolas with low-side walls for loose bulk materials; “kwik-drop” hopper wagons with opening doors on the underside to discharge cargo, or temperature-controlled carriages for the transportation of perishable, delicate or temperature-sensitive products.
Services can be supplied on a regular-booking basis, or ordered as a one-off booking to suit individual customer requirements. Etihad Rail offers a turnkey solution for shipping goods anywhere at any time. Included in their services is the option for them to take care of all your import/export handling needs, customs, bonded storage, goods transfers and documentation, etc.

Contact Freight Solutions

Call us now on +971 2 499 9999 or use the form below. Our Commercial Services Team endeavour to respond to all messages as quickly as possible.

Kindly note this form is for operations enquiries only. For careers with Etihad Rail please visit our careers centre to search for available roles.
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Take advantage of Etihad Rail's logistics solutions

Etihad Rail’s transport solutions mean significant benefits for businesses requiring sustainable, efficient and reliable logistics solutions.
Sustainable

Built with sustainability at the core, Etihad Rail aims to reduce road based emissions by as much as 70-80%.

Reliable

We operate transparently on pre-defined timetables from origin to destination, with minimal risk of disruption as per the nature of railways.

Efficient

Our Freight Solutions optimise all transport chain components into an integral service offering efficient logistics solutions.

Predictable

We operate with a defined capacity (and timetables) in order to offer transport planning that's organised and therefore predictable.

Comprehensive

Our Freight Solutions Team can design an end to end solution for your complete logistics requirements.

Innovative

We live within the most advanced supply-chain logistics operations and are fueled by a constant search and engagement for innovation.

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