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Photo: © Libin Jose

“The UAE’s National Rail Network is now complete,” said Etihad Rail, which has begun operating the new 1,200 km network.

The primary customer is Abu Dhabi National Oil Co and the service, linking the ports of Abu Dhabi and Khalifa with Jebel Ali and Sharjah, will transport intermodal containers.

Spanning the coast between the border with Saudi Arabia to the west and the Oman border to the east, the network will employ at least 45 EMD diesel-electric trains of the SD70ACS design, ...

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