Apr 03, 2011
Construction of the first stage of the national railway will begin in Al Gharbia, with the first nail to be hammered in Mirfa. Read Article National railway construction to begin in June
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 04, 2011
Held in Abu Dhabi, 2011's Middle East Rail conference hosted dreams of peace, love and profitable high-speed rolling stock.
Read Article A thing about trains
Mar 03, 2011
It has taken the Middle East 91 years to revisit the vision of a pilgrimage railway, but grand plans for regional rail travel are once again in the works, write Rym Ghazal. Read Article The region's lost romance on the rails, now rekindled
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
Mar 02, 2011
Middle East railway professionals are discussing the challenges of creating a railway network in the UAE at an Abu Dhabi conference. Read Article Regional rail players discuss meshing networks together
Feb 14, 2011
The global leader in superfast rail networks could find it needs to slow down and have a think about it. It appears break-even for the system is a long way down the line. Read Article China's high-speed trains may be a ticket to trouble
Feb 04, 2011
India is the home of the Fairy Queen, the world's oldest working steam locomotive, and steam heritage is seen as a potential tourism sector for the country, attracting steam train aficionados. Read Article Steam railway engines stoke India's heritage-train tourism hopes
Nov 12, 2010
New rail link, part of a broader network that will be completed in 2012, will carry up to 175,000 pilgrims between Mina and Arafat.
Read Article Saudi Arabia gears up new Mecca Metro service for the Haj
