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A modern intercity passenger train at an elevated desert station at sunrise.

Smart infrastructure

02 Oct 2026 · 1 min read

Etihad Rail now runs between Dubai and Abu Dhabi

Passenger trains between the two cities began on 30 September. The work of joining a national railway to the city networks at either end is only starting.

Precast concrete tunnel segments stacked in a factory yard under a gantry crane.

Smart infrastructure

02 Oct 2026 · 1 min read

On the Blue Line, the factory sets the pace

Dubai’s AED20.5 billion metro extension pairs a digitally guided tunnel boring machine with a precast ring factory producing 12 rings a day.

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