{"id":132959,"date":"2022-10-03T13:22:51","date_gmt":"2022-10-03T11:22:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/?p=132959"},"modified":"2023-01-23T13:43:37","modified_gmt":"2023-01-23T12:43:37","slug":"rail-oman-abu-dhabi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/en\/rail-oman-abu-dhabi","title":{"rendered":"Oman to enter the railway age with a line to Abu Dhabi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It currently takes up to <strong>3h30 by car<\/strong> <strong>to cover the 290 km between Abu Dhabi and Sohar, one of Oman's main ports<\/strong> in the north of the country. But this is set to change within the next decade. Oman is going to build a rail network.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<aside class=\"wp-block-varenne-link-block\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/en\/trains-abu-dhabi-et-dubai-20220518.html\/\" data-id=\"125271\">Trains between Abu Dhabi and Dubai soon?<\/a><\/p><\/aside>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/en\/trains-abu-dhabi-et-dubai-20220518.html\/\">Etihad Rail<\/a> - the developer and operator of the national rail network in the United Arab Emirates<\/strong> - signed the <strong>28 September<\/strong> a cooperation agreement with Oman Rail. The aim is to set up an equally-owned company, the Oman-Etihad Rail Company, to build the future line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-une-ligne-de-3-milliards-de-dollars\">A $3 billion line<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This company is going to develop this line of just over 300 km. It will enable <strong>the passage of passenger trains travelling at 200 km\/h<\/strong>. Goods trains will share the line, travelling at 120 km\/h.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The future link will run from <strong>Sohar<\/strong>the northern port, will stop after 47 minutes at <strong>Al A\u00efn<\/strong>one of the Emirates, to reach <strong>Abu Dhabi<\/strong>55 minutes later. <strong>In Abu Dhabi, passengers will be able to connect to the Etihad rail network to Dubai.<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<aside class=\"wp-block-varenne-link-block\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/en\/oman-reunions-evenements-20191022.html\/\" data-id=\"90287\">Oman: a congress destination in the making<\/a><\/p><\/aside>\n\n\n\n<p>The initial investment is estimated at 3<strong> billion<\/strong>. However, the authorities have not confirmed any <strong>opening date<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Oman Rail is the new entity responsible for developing the Sultanate's rail network.<strong> In its final phase, the rail network will link the north of the country to Muscat and Seeb (Oman's international airport) as well as to the south, notably Salalah.<\/strong>. In total, the Sultanate will benefit from <strong>2,135 km of rail network<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<aside class=\"wp-block-varenne-link-block\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/en\/tunnel-danemark-allemagne-20221025.html\/\" data-id=\"135183\">A rail and road tunnel to bring Denmark and Germany closer together<\/a><\/p><\/aside>\n\n\n\n<p><p>The company was created in 2014 to preside over the destiny of a network that is relatively complex due to the country's geography. According to the original plans, the routes will cross deserts and mountains. 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There is no information on the construction of the line expansion on the Sohar-Muscat route.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As the Sohar-Abu Dhabi line is likely to be completed before this one connecting Sohar to the Omani capital, businessmen who decide to use the high-speed train between Abu Dhabi or Al A\u00efn to Oman will not have much choice. They will have to <strong>more than two hours by road<\/strong> <strong>to Muscat from Sohar<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<aside class=\"wp-block-varenne-link-block\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/en\/bangkok-nouvelle-gare-centrale-20230123.html\/\" data-id=\"140787\">Bangkok gets a new central station<\/a><\/p><\/aside>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A historic agreement has been signed between the United Arab Emirates and Oman. 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