Train service connecting UAE, Oman announced

A new rail service between UAE and Oman was announced on Friday. Noatum Logistics, an AD Ports Group company, has signed a preliminary agreement with Hafeet Rail, developer and operator of the first cross-border railway network connecting Oman and the UAE, to establish a new rail service between Sohar and Abu Dhabi.

- BY ANUPAM VARMA

Noatum Logistics will run a daily rail service, leveraging Hafeet Rail’s network. The service will run seven container trains per week, each with a capacity of 276 TEUs, equating to an annual throughput of 193,200 TEUs.

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