Shah-Habshan-Ruwais Railway, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Project Type

Construction of Freight Railway

Owner

The Union Railway

Operator

The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc)

Route

Shah gas fields-Habshan- Ruwais port

Length

264km

Speed

Freight trains- top speed 120km/h and Passenger trains-top speed of 200km/h

Scheduled Construction

End of 2010

Completion

2013-14

Freight Capacity

Shah-Habshan:10,000t of granulated sulphur a day Habshan-Ruwais: 20,000t of processed sulphur a day.

Rolling Stock

10 diesel locomotives and 250 covered hopper wagons

The project will be contributing to increasing the UAE's sulphur production from 1.7m tons to 7m tons a day