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    • Sheikh Mohammed takes first ride on UAE’s national rail-opening 2026

    By on August 2, 2025

    Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, boarded an Etihad Rail passenger train from Dubai to Fujairah on a test ride to review the progress of the country’s first national rail network, scheduled to commence operations in 2026.

    The train, which will eventually connect 11 cities and regions across the UAE, from Al Sila in the west to Fujairah in the east, is designed to operate at speeds of up to 200 kilometres per hour and is expected to serve 36 million passengers annually by 2030.

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