Hamad Al Shamsi

Built World

Rode both the June Abu Dhabi-Fujairah and September Dubai-Abu Dhabi first trains

Etihad Rail's first passenger train left Dubai's Al Yalayis Station for Abu Dhabi at 6:14am on September 30 and finished the run in 64 minutes. Strong demand led the operator to add six weekend services with more than 2,000 extra seats for October 3-4.

Updated Oct 17