UAE Vice-President labels railway programme as country’s largest infrastructure project.
In the tweet of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, “It links 11 cities, seven logistics centres and four international ports in the UAE … This project will change the infrastructure map in the country.”
Upon its announcement in December 2021, the railway programme will provide passengers with fast travel from Abu Dhabi to Dubai within 50 minutes, and from the UAE capital to Fujairah within 100 minutes. A train could reach 200kmph at its top speed.