His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the State, may God protect him, issued Federal Decree No. 2 of 2009 regarding the establishment of the Etihad Rail Company, within the framework of the future foresight policy pursued by our wise leadership. A few days ago, in the presence of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, “may God protect him,” the UAE announced the launch of the “program.” The National Railways is the largest land transport system of its kind in all the emirates of the country. It is the occasion on which His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum said, in a tweet on Twitter: “Today, I witnessed, with my brother, Mohammed bin Zayed, the announcement of the Emirates Rail Program (Etihad Train), which has gone a long way in implementation… the project’s investments. 50 billion dirhams, and its returns to our overall economy amount to 200 billion dirhams.. Ajyal project led by Theyab bin Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.”
The “National Railways Program” aims to strengthen the country’s economic system within a vision that aims to link all its cities to a more efficient and effective transportation network, as it will link 11 cities and regions from the farthest to the Emirates, which will facilitate the movement of the population and create a work and life environment that is the most developed in the world. The region, in addition to being a project in line with the environmental policy of the UAE, will reduce carbon emissions by 70-80%, which will support its efforts to achieve climate neutrality.
In fact, the “National Railways Program” will be an inspiring project to consolidate the strength of the Union for the next fifty years, as it embodies the concept of integration in our economic system, through the largest partnership between state institutions at the federal and local levels within a vision aimed at opening new trade corridors linking the main centers For industry, production and population centers at import and export points in the country, which will contribute to promoting economic growth and achieving a qualitative leap in the transport system that is more efficient and sustainable that meets the requirements of the next fifty, and keeps pace with the rapid development witnessed by the country in various fields, embodying the keenness of the wise leadership to invest in the rehabilitation National competencies, and building a railway system that will be among the most advanced and advanced in the world, as well as a vital part of the railway network to be established in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries.
On the “News of the Hour” bulletin issued by the Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research
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