Etihad Rail passenger service
Status, timeline, budget and the areas around it, with every fact sourced.
- Type
- Transport
- Emirate
- multi
Overview
Etihad Rail began passenger services on 30 June 2026 between Mohamed bin Zayed City in Abu Dhabi and Al Hilal City in Fujairah, with a published journey time of 1 hour 45 minutes. The Dubai station at Jumeirah Golf Estates and the Al Dhaid station opened on 30 September 2026, with Abu Dhabi to Dubai reported at 64 minutes. Further stations in Al Dhafra and Sharjah are planned in later phases.
- Status
- In operation: Abu Dhabi to Fujairah since 30 June 2026; Dubai and Al Dhaid stations since 30 September 2026; further stations planned
- Type
- Transport
- Emirate
- multi
Timeline
30 June 2026
First passenger service, Mohamed bin Zayed City (Abu Dhabi) to Al Hilal City (Fujairah)
Source: The National30 September 2026
National passenger network launched; Dubai station (Jumeirah Golf Estates) and Al Dhaid station open
Source: Entrepreneur Middle EastDecember 30 (year not stated; article dated June 2026)
Planned: Al Sila, Al Dhannah, Mirfa, Madinat Zayed and Liwa (Al Dhafra)
Source: The National30 March 2027
Planned: University City (Sharjah)
Source: Property Finder
Key facts
- Abu Dhabi to Fujairah journey time
- 1 hour 45 minutesSource: The National
- Abu Dhabi to Dubai journey time
- 64 minutesSource: Entrepreneur Middle East
- Dubai to Fujairah journey time
- About 70 minutesSource: Entrepreneur Middle East
- Dubai service level at launch
- 10 daily journeys from Abu DhabiSource: Entrepreneur Middle East
- Dubai station
- Al Yalayis Station in Jumeirah Golf Estates, linked by a pedestrian bridge of about 400 m to Jumeirah Golf Estates Metro Station on the Red LineSource: Entrepreneur Middle East
- Fleet
- 13 trains, each carrying 400 passengers, top speed 200 km/h; operated by Etihad Rail with KeolisSource: The National
- Fares (Abu Dhabi to Fujairah)
- Comfort from Dh55, Premium from Dh120Source: The National
- Projected passengers
- 36 million across the network by 2030Source: The National
On the map
Stations shown as points only; no published track alignment was used and straight lines between Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Fujairah would misrepresent the route. Al Dhaid did not resolve in Nominatim; planned stations were not looked up. Dubai station interchange flag reflects the published pedestrian bridge to Jumeirah Golf Estates Metro Station.
Map point: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Stations
In route order. Stations with a map point are drawn on the map.
- 1Mohamed bin Zayed City (Abu Dhabi)
- 2Dubai (Al Yalayis, Jumeirah Golf Estates)Interchange
- 3Al Hilal City (Fujairah)
- 4Al Dhaid (Sharjah)
- 5University City (Sharjah), planned
- 6Al Sila, planned
- 7Al Dhannah, planned
- 8Mirfa, planned
- 9Madinat Zayed, planned
- 10Liwa, planned
Areas affected and nearby
Areas a source places on or beside the project, or within 5 km of a mapped point, with their latest published changes.
| Area | Why it is listed | Price, 12 months | Price, 3 years | Rent, 12 months |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jumeirah Golf Estates | Dubai passenger station is in Jumeirah Golf Estates | +5.1% | +53.7% | -9.2% |
| Al Furjan | About 2.3 km from the area's map point | +5.3% | +44.5% | -8.7% |
| Dubai Production City | About 2.9 km from the area's map point | -2.6% | +48.8% | -20.2% |
| Jumeirah Village Triangle | About 4.3 km from the area's map point | +9.9% | +24.6% | -11% |
Each change compares the average of everything registered in one period with the period before. It moves with the mix of homes sold as well as with prices, so it is not like-for-like growth. Source: Property Finder, from Dubai Land Department records. Other emirates: Bayut asking-price index.
Sources
- The National: Etihad Rail to launch first passenger service on June 30Read 12 November 2026
- Entrepreneur Middle East: Etihad Rail launches passenger service, linking the UAE's two biggest business hubs by railRead 12 November 2026
- Property Finder: Etihad RailRead 12 November 2026
Questions buyers ask
What is the status of Etihad Rail passenger service?
In operation: Abu Dhabi to Fujairah since 30 June 2026; Dubai and Al Dhaid stations since 30 September 2026; further stations planned.
When is Etihad Rail passenger service due to open or be completed?
National passenger network launched; Dubai station (Jumeirah Golf Estates) and Al Dhaid station open: 30 September 2026, according to Entrepreneur Middle East.
Which areas are near Etihad Rail passenger service?
Jumeirah Golf Estates, Al Furjan, Dubai Production City and Jumeirah Village Triangle.
How the atlas is built
- Every figure is copied as published by a named source, with its link, the period it covers and the date we read it. Nothing is estimated, interpolated, averaged or rounded.
- Dubai price, rent and change figures come from Property Finder's transaction pages, which publish averages of Dubai Land Department registered sales and tenancy contracts for the last 3 months, 6 months, 12 months and 3 years, with a change against the period before.
- Abu Dhabi, Sharjah and Ras Al Khaimah figures come from Bayut's asking-price index: advertised prices, not completed sales, which usually sit above transaction prices.
- ValuStrat readings are valuation-based and appear only where the press reported a community by name.
- Sources measure different things. Compare areas within one source and one period, never across sources.
- Projects and regeneration zones come from official releases where we could read them, otherwise from The National, Khaleej Times or Gulf News. A project is listed against an area when a source places it there, or when its mapped point is within 5 km of the area's point.
- Price effects of projects are published claims, attributed to the publisher. The atlas never says that a project caused a price change.
Data compiled 12 November 2026.
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