25 Mar 2011
(MENAFN) Etihad Rail Chief Executive, Richard Bowker, announced that the company halted work on a dedicated passenger railway between the two emirates of Dubai and Abu Dhabi, and gave priority to new freight lines, reported The National.
This comes as a change to the company’s original plans for a nationwide project worth USD10.89 billion that would have included dedicated passenger links at the length of 1,200 kilometers across all seven emirates.
However, Bowker did not rule out the possibility of building a dedicated passenger line later on. He also pointed out that the new lines would still carry a mix of passengers and freight, but the line would now pass the desert, not the coast.
It is worth noting that the new nationwide network would have a transporting capacity of fifty million tons of cargo and sixteen million passengers.
25 Mar 2025
BBK’s General Assembly Approves 35% Cash Dividend Distribution to Shareholders
12 Mar 2025
Mr. Yaser Alsharifi completes Harvard Business School Presidents’ Program in Leadership
19 Feb 2025
Bank of Bahrain and Kuwait BSC announces the transfer of HSBC Middle East, Bahrain Retail Business to BBK.
27 Jan 2025
BBK offers customers with exclusive Tas’heel and Mazaya Finance to own their dream home
15 Jan 2025
BBK Signs Strategic Partnership with Bahrain Airport Company to Develop “Express Cargo Village”
08 Jan 2025
Bank of Bahrain and Kuwait and Global Payment Services Deliver the First Advanced Fraud Prevention Solution for Wallet Provisioning in the Kingdom of Bahrain
This website uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience and by clicking “I Accept” below, you consent to the use of cookies. Learn more