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Etihad Rail is evaluating bids to connect key cities and industrial hubs in the country and link them to the Saudi border as part of the most important phase of the UAE's multibillion dollar railway project.
With the first phase of the project under way, the government-owned Etihad Rail has turned its attention to the key 628km of rail lines that will connect Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Al Ain, and run to Ghweifat on the border.
The first phase of the project connects the Shah oil and gas field with the port of Ruwais. The railway will transport sulphur from the Shah sour gas project that will begin operating next year. Etihad Rail expects the 264km of rail to be operational before the year is out.
The second phase will extend the section that is running along the coast on both sides, linking the main cities to the border with Saudi Arabia.
Phase two is divided into several packages for the various stretches of rail, as well as the supporting infrastructure. "Tenders for the second phase have been submitted," said Richard Barrett, chief executive for the Middle East at Atkins, the engineering firm responsible for the concept design for the project.
With the first phase of the project under way, the government-owned Etihad Rail has turned its attention to the key 628km of rail lines that will connect Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Al Ain, and run to Ghweifat on the border.
The first phase of the project connects the Shah oil and gas field with the port of Ruwais. The railway will transport sulphur from the Shah sour gas project that will begin operating next year. Etihad Rail expects the 264km of rail to be operational before the year is out.
The second phase will extend the section that is running along the coast on both sides, linking the main cities to the border with Saudi Arabia.
Phase two is divided into several packages for the various stretches of rail, as well as the supporting infrastructure. "Tenders for the second phase have been submitted," said Richard Barrett, chief executive for the Middle East at Atkins, the engineering firm responsible for the concept design for the project.
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