Mar 25, 2011
Etihad Rail company will award construction contracts in the next two months, but has sidelined plans for a dedicated passenger service between Dubai and Abu Dhabi. Read Article Railway gives priority to freight lines over passenger services
Mar 24, 2011
Etihad Rail company will award construction contracts in the next two months, but has sidelined plans for a dedicated passenger service between Dubai and Abu Dhabi. Read Article Plans for passenger rail link between Abu Dhabi and Dubai shelved
Mar 03, 2011
Construction on the first phase of the UAE's planned national railway system is due to begin mid-2011. Read Article National rail project under way soon
Nov 19, 2010
In the final part of our series on the Union Railway, Northern Emirates residents say they can't wait for the train's arrival to end their comparative isolation from the nation's population centres and to clear the roads of polluting lorries that carry freight. Read Article Union Railway hoped to run out noisy, dirty lorries
Nov 18, 2010
In the second part of our series on the Union Railway, we explore how the line is expected to increase efficiency and reduce the shipping system's environmental impact. Read Article Shipping industry on alert, waiting for the train
Nov 17, 2010
In the first of a three-part series, Western Region residents, from a young mother missing her friends to a grocer seeking fresher produce, tell how their lives will be changed by the 1,500km rail link across all seven emirates, and beyond. Read Article Villagers hitch their hopes to the Union Railway
