The UAE Minister of Energy and Infrastructure, Suhail Al Mazrouei, announced that his country plans to complete the national railway sectors from Fujairah to Ghuwaifat on the Saudi border, by the end of 2022.
Al Mazrouei confirmed that the connection from Fujairah to Ghuwaifat on the border with Saudi Arabia will be completed by the end of next year.
"The Kingdom is working hard on parts of its national railway network," Al-Mazrouei was quoted as saying by The National newspaper, today, Wednesday.
He added, "We are looking forward to connecting the railway operators, and we hope that together we can establish this connection as soon as possible, without providing a timetable for the connection between the UAE and Saudi Arabia."
In turn, Etihad Rail said last month: "Construction works for Package A, which is 139 kilometers long for the second stage, and to connect it via Ghuwaifat to the first stage, which extends 264 kilometers from Habshan to Ruwais, has been completed two months ahead of schedule."
It is noteworthy that the train, when completed, will extend over a track of 1,200 km to connect all the Emirates, from Ghuwaifat in the western region of Abu Dhabi to the Emirate of Fujairah on the eastern coast, and also in one of its advanced stages to neighboring Saudi Arabia.
The long-term plan is for the train to be part of a wider rail network linking all six countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain and the Sultanate of Oman.
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