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title: "Etihad Rail passenger service"
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description: "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."
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# Etihad Rail passenger service

> 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.

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| 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). [The National](https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uae/2026/06/23/etihad-rail-to-launch-first-passenger-service-on-june-30/).
- 30 September 2026: National passenger network launched; Dubai station (Jumeirah Golf Estates) and Al Dhaid station open. [Entrepreneur Middle East](https://mena.entrepreneur.com/business-news/etihad-rail-launches-passenger-service-linking-the-uaes-two-biggest-business-hubs-by-rail).
- December 30 (year not stated; article dated June 2026): Planned: Al Sila, Al Dhannah, Mirfa, Madinat Zayed and Liwa (Al Dhafra). [The National](https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uae/2026/06/23/etihad-rail-to-launch-first-passenger-service-on-june-30/).
- 30 March 2027: Planned: University City (Sharjah). [Property Finder](https://www.propertyfinder.ae/blog/etihad-rail).

## Key facts

- **Abu Dhabi to Fujairah journey time**: 1 hour 45 minutes. [The National](https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uae/2026/06/23/etihad-rail-to-launch-first-passenger-service-on-june-30/).
- **Abu Dhabi to Dubai journey time**: 64 minutes. [Entrepreneur Middle East](https://mena.entrepreneur.com/business-news/etihad-rail-launches-passenger-service-linking-the-uaes-two-biggest-business-hubs-by-rail).
- **Dubai to Fujairah journey time**: About 70 minutes. [Entrepreneur Middle East](https://mena.entrepreneur.com/business-news/etihad-rail-launches-passenger-service-linking-the-uaes-two-biggest-business-hubs-by-rail).
- **Dubai service level at launch**: 10 daily journeys from Abu Dhabi. [Entrepreneur Middle East](https://mena.entrepreneur.com/business-news/etihad-rail-launches-passenger-service-linking-the-uaes-two-biggest-business-hubs-by-rail).
- **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 Line. [Entrepreneur Middle East](https://mena.entrepreneur.com/business-news/etihad-rail-launches-passenger-service-linking-the-uaes-two-biggest-business-hubs-by-rail).
- **Fleet**: 13 trains, each carrying 400 passengers, top speed 200 km/h; operated by Etihad Rail with Keolis. [The National](https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uae/2026/06/23/etihad-rail-to-launch-first-passenger-service-on-june-30/).
- **Fares (Abu Dhabi to Fujairah)**: Comfort from Dh55, Premium from Dh120. [The National](https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uae/2026/06/23/etihad-rail-to-launch-first-passenger-service-on-june-30/).
- **Projected passengers**: 36 million across the network by 2030. [The National](https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uae/2026/06/23/etihad-rail-to-launch-first-passenger-service-on-june-30/).

## Stations

1. Mohamed bin Zayed City (Abu Dhabi) (24.333894, 54.5297116)
2. Dubai (Al Yalayis, Jumeirah Golf Estates) (interchange) (25.0171488, 55.1677649)
3. Al Hilal City (Fujairah) (25.168325, 56.3456387)
4. Al Dhaid (Sharjah)
5. University City (Sharjah), planned
6. Al Sila, planned
7. Al Dhannah, planned
8. Mirfa, planned
9. Madinat Zayed, planned
10. Liwa, planned

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.

## Areas affected and nearby

Areas a source places on or beside the project, or within 5 km of a mapped point. 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.

| Area | Why it is listed | Price per sq ft, 12 months | Price per sq ft, 3 years | New-contract rent, 12 months |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Jumeirah Golf Estates](https://www.uaepropertyagents.com/atlas/areas/jumeirah-golf-estates) | Dubai passenger station is in Jumeirah Golf Estates | +5.1% | +53.7% | -9.2% |
| Al Furjan | About 2.3 km away | +5.3% | +44.5% | -8.7% |
| [Dubai Production City](https://www.uaepropertyagents.com/atlas/areas/dubai-production-city) | About 2.9 km away | -2.6% | +48.8% | -20.2% |
| Jumeirah Village Triangle | About 4.3 km away | +9.9% | +24.6% | -11% |

Changes: Source: Property Finder, from Dubai Land Department records.

## Questions and answers

### 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.

## Sources

- [The National: Etihad Rail to launch first passenger service on June 30](https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uae/2026/06/23/etihad-rail-to-launch-first-passenger-service-on-june-30/), read 12 November 2026
- [Entrepreneur Middle East: Etihad Rail launches passenger service, linking the UAE's two biggest business hubs by rail](https://mena.entrepreneur.com/business-news/etihad-rail-launches-passenger-service-linking-the-uaes-two-biggest-business-hubs-by-rail), read 12 November 2026
- [Property Finder: Etihad Rail](https://www.propertyfinder.ae/blog/etihad-rail), read 12 November 2026

## 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.

Area, station and project points are from OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database Licence. Base map tiles are from Esri. Property Finder figures are Property Finder's published aggregates of Dubai Land Department records, quoted as headline figures with a link to each page. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL: https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright.

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