ETIHAD RAIL, that runs the UAE National Rail Network, has completed the longest tunnel in the Gulf Region, reports the American Journal of Transportation.
Running for 1.8 kilometres, the tunnel is part of Package D on Stage Two that runs 145 kilometres from Dubai and Sharjah, through the Al Hajar Mountains, toward the emirate of Fujairah. It includes nine tunnels through the mountains at a cumulative length of 6.9 kilometres, and includes 54 bridges and 20 animal crossings.
The route passes through some of the most complex topographical areas in the construction of the network, said the company statement.
Track laying recently commenced at Saih Shuaib, the rail head for track running toward Abu Dhabi and Dubai as part of Stage Two. The overall track on Stage Two will run from Ghuweifat on the border of Saudi Arabia to the emirate of Fujairah on the UAE's eastern seaboard. At the beginning of 2021, track laying began in the Al Dhafra region toward the UAE's border with Saudi Arabia.
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Running for 1.8 kilometres, the tunnel is part of Package D on Stage Two that runs 145 kilometres from Dubai and Sharjah, through the Al Hajar Mountains, toward the emirate of Fujairah. It includes nine tunnels through the mountains at a cumulative length of 6.9 kilometres, and includes 54 bridges and 20 animal crossings.
The route passes through some of the most complex topographical areas in the construction of the network, said the company statement.
Track laying recently commenced at Saih Shuaib, the rail head for track running toward Abu Dhabi and Dubai as part of Stage Two. The overall track on Stage Two will run from Ghuweifat on the border of Saudi Arabia to the emirate of Fujairah on the UAE's eastern seaboard. At the beginning of 2021, track laying began in the Al Dhafra region toward the UAE's border with Saudi Arabia.
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