UAE to launch first passenger train this month

DUBAI: The UAE will launch its first passenger train later this month, state media reported on Tuesday, after Abu Dhabi’s crown prince inaugurated the city’s station.

The passenger service will eventually connect four of the country’s seven emirates, with an “introductory operational phase” between Abu Dhabi and Fujairah to begin on June 30, state news agency WAM said.

Tickets between the two cities will cost 55 dirhams ($15) for standard class and 120 dirhams ($32) for premium. The Dubai station will open on September 30, while the main station in the neighbouring emirate of Sharjah is set to be operational on March 30, 2027.

Authorities will launch feasibility studies for the expansion of the network to other emirates, WAM said.