High-speed route
Etihad Rail
Abu Dhabi → Fujairah · United Arab Emirates
- Distance
- 250 km
- Fastest time
- 1 h 45 min
- Average speed
- 143 km/h
- Top speed
- 200 km/h
- Operator
- Etihad Rail
- Train
- CAF intercity sets
- Countries
- United Arab Emirates
- In service since
- 2026
Figures are published values, not live data · corrections log
The UAE’s first passenger railway, launched June 2026: 200 km/h out of Abu Dhabi and through Hajar mountain tunnels to Fujairah in 105 minutes.
How this line was checked
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 3 m from it
- The operator publishes this line's timetable: Etihad Rail — a place to look it up, not a check of our drawing
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
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