Overview
- Etihad Rail launched a UAE-wide safety campaign built on the message “safety is care” to teach people how to move around stations and tracks, with clear tips such as staying off the rails and standing back from platform edges.
- The outreach spans TV, digital, outdoor and community events across all seven emirates, with sessions for schools and local groups to build long-term safe behavior.
- Passenger trains are slated to start in phases in 2026, with the first routes linking Abu Dhabi and Dubai and extending to Fujairah.
- Infrastructure is advancing, with the Fujairah passenger station complete and final works progressing at Abu Dhabi’s Mohamed bin Zayed City terminal and Dubai’s Jumeirah Golf Estates station.
- Key details such as the launch date, fares and full timetables are still pending, though Etihad Rail has signaled about one hour Abu Dhabi–Dubai and roughly 90 minutes to Fujairah.