Muscat: The Sultanate of Oman and the United Arab Emirates signed an agreement on Wednesday in the field of cooperation between Oman Railways and Etihad Rail.
With investments amounting to about RO1.160 billion, Oman Rail and Etihad Rail will be establishing a joint company to implement and operate a railway network linking Sohar Port with the UAE national railway network.
The railway network route between Suhar and Abu Dhabi (303km) will adopt the highest international safety, safety, and environmental standards to provide safe and fast services for passenger and freight transport.
The passenger train speeds up to 200 kilometers per hour and travels the distance between Suhar and Abu Dhabi in 100 minutes and 47 minutes between Suhar and Al Ain, while the speed of freight train will have a maximum speed of 120 kilometers per hour.
Engineer Abdul Rahman bin Salem Al Hatmi, CEO of the Asyad Group, says that the joint railway project between the two brotherly countries will yield strategic, economic, and social benefits, such as supporting and diversifying the national economy, and linking the population and industrial centers between the two countries, Developing the infrastructure, strengthening social and family cohesion, strengthening and regulating the logistics sector, and raising.
Eng. Shadi Malak, CEO of Etihad Rail: He clarifies that the agreement lays out a strategic roadmap for a sustainable project that will contribute to strengthening the solid relations between the United Arab Emirates and the Sultanate of Oman.
It plays a pivotal role in facilitating trade at the local and regional levels by linking the UAE railway network to Sohar Port.
