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Many have heard of the new railway lines built in Saudi Arabia. Meanwhile UAE has been building its own network called Etihad Rail which stretches all the way from Abu Dhabi to the Gulf of Oman close to the Straights of Bab-el-Mandeb, connecting together the 7 Emirates that constitute UAE (see the map in the article linked above).
Now Etihad Rail (which incidentally means "United Rail") has signed an agreement with Oman Rail to build a connection to the Port of Sohar on the Gulf of Oman in Oman. The joint venture will be called Hafeet Rail.
In the long run all this will form a part of the India - Middleeast - Europe Corridor (IMEC) with the link to India provided by sea link from Sohar and Dubai to the giant cargo ports in Kandla and elsewhere in Gujarat. Those are the ports connected to the Dedicated Freight Corridor in India with double stack clearance.
Now Etihad Rail (which incidentally means "United Rail") has signed an agreement with Oman Rail to build a connection to the Port of Sohar on the Gulf of Oman in Oman. The joint venture will be called Hafeet Rail.
In the long run all this will form a part of the India - Middleeast - Europe Corridor (IMEC) with the link to India provided by sea link from Sohar and Dubai to the giant cargo ports in Kandla and elsewhere in Gujarat. Those are the ports connected to the Dedicated Freight Corridor in India with double stack clearance.