UAE: The final section of track for the rail link between Abu Dhabi and Dubai has been ceremonially installed by Deputy Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum and Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Crown Prince’s Court and Etihad Rail Sheikh Theyab bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
The completion of the Abu Dhabi - Dubai section of the future national rail network ‘represents an important pivotal phase that shows the great benefits of this national project in linking all the emirates of the country and enhancing the transport process between industrial and economic centres’, said Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed on March 1.
‘The economic effects of linking Abu Dhabi and Dubai via the UAE national rail network will extend for many years’, he added. ‘The project will increase the competitiveness of the UAE and strengthen the spirit of union between the emirates.’
Sheikh Theyab bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan stressed the importance of completing the main line through to Sharjah for the ‘promotion of sustainable development in the UAE, and the consolidation of its position to remain in the first ranks at the regional and global levels’.
He said the line was ‘based on the best specifications and standards’, and would be ‘a main pillar in the integrated economic and development journey of the UAE’.
