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Contents 1 Railways 1.1 Railway links with adjacent countries 1.2 Stations 1.3 Timeline 1.3.1 2009 1.3.2 2008 1.3.3 2007 1.3.4 2005 2 Highways 2.1 Incidents 3 Pipelines 4 Ports and harbors 5 Merchant marine 6 Airports 6.1 Airports - with paved runways 6.2 Airports - with unpaved runways 6.3 Heliports 7 See also 8 References

[edit] Railways

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• Dubai - Construction work on the red and green lines of the Dubai Metro network has already started with the new addition of the blue and purple lines. There are also 3 yellow lines to serve the sand islands, and a coastal black line representing the tram system. The first phase of the project (red and green lines) are expected to start operating by end 2009.

[edit] Railway links with adjacent countries

• Oman - no
• Saudi Arabia - not yet - presumably will both use 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+¹⁄₂ in) gauge.

[edit] Stations

[edit] Timeline

[edit] 2009

• UAE railway to be called Union Railway.

[edit] 2008

• Joint railway proposed to link Persian Gulf states at cost of $14b by 2014.^[1]

• Announcement from minister.^[2] Proposed stations at Ras Al Khaimah, Fujairah to Ghewaifat through Sharjah, Dubai and Abu Dhabi.

[edit] 2007

• Planning finalized for 350 kilometres (220 mi) rail system ^[3]

[edit] 2005

• December 6 - General Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, announces that studies will begin on connecting all of the emirates in the United Arab Emirates by rail for both passenger and intermodal freight transport. The 7,007 kilometres (4,354 mi) proposed route would connect Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ras Al Khaimah and Fujairah with Ruwais and Ghowaifat. Officials hope to create a public-private partnership in order to build and operate the proposed railway. The project is part of a wider plan and a requirement of the Gulf Cooperation Council's plan to connect all Arab states by rail.^[4][5]

[edit] Highways

total: 1,088 kilometres (676 mi)
paved: 1,088 kilometres (676 mi)
unpaved: 0 km (1998 est.)

[edit] Incidents

Six people were killed, at least 40 were injured and dozens of vehicles burned March 11, 2008 when hundreds of cars collided on a fog-shrouded Persian Gulf highway.^[6]

[edit] Pipelines

crude oil 830 kilometres (516 mi); natural gas, including natural gas liquids, 870 kilometres (541 mi)

[edit] Ports and harbors

Ajman Port , Fujairah Port, Das Island, Mina' Zayid and Mina Jabal Al Dhanna in Abu Dhabi, Khawr Fakkan, Mina Al Hemreya and , Mina' Khalid in Sharjah, Mina' Jabal 'Ali, Port Rashid in Dubai, Mina' Saqr in Ras Al Khaimah, Umm al-Qaiwain Port,

[edit] Merchant marine

total: 68 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,107,442 GRT/1,795,235 metric tons deadweight (DWT)
ships by type: bulk 1, cargo 18, chemical tanker 3, container 8, liquified gas 1, livestock carrier 1, passenger 1, petroleum tanker 27, roll-on/roll-off 7, specialized tanker 1 (1999 est.)

[edit] Airports

40 (1999 est.)

[edit] Airports - with paved runways

total: 22
over 3,047 m: 8
2,438 to 3,047 m: 3
1,524 to 2,437 m: 4
914 to 1,523 m: 3
under 914 m: 4 (1999 est.)

[edit] Airports - with unpaved runways

total: 18
over 3,047 m: 1
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 4
914 to 1,523 m: 9
under 914 m: 3 (1999 est.)

[edit] Heliports

2 (1999 est.)

[edit] See also

• United Arab Emirates

[edit] References

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v • d • e Rail transport in Asia Sovereign states Afghanistan · Armenia1 · Azerbaijan1 · Bahrain · Bangladesh · Bhutan · Brunei · Burma2 · Cambodia · People's Republic of China · Cyprus1 · East Timor3 · Egypt4 · Georgia4 · India · Indonesia · Iran · Iraq · Israel · Japan · Jordan · Kazakhstan4 · North Korea · South Korea · Kuwait · Kyrgyzstan · Laos · Lebanon · Malaysia · Maldives · Mongolia · Nepal · Oman · Pakistan · Philippines · Qatar · Russia4 · Saudi Arabia · Singapore · Sri Lanka · Syria · Tajikistan · Republic of China5 · Thailand · Turkey4 · Turkmenistan · United Arab Emirates · Uzbekistan · Vietnam · Yemen Dependencies, autonomies, other territories Aceh · Adjara1 · Abkhazia1 · Akrotiri and Dhekelia · Altai · British Indian Ocean Territory · Buryatia · Christmas Island · Cocos (Keeling) Islands · Guangxi · Hong Kong · Inner Mongolia · Iraqi Kurdistan · Jakarta · Khakassia · Macau · Nagorno-Karabakh · Nakhchivan · Ningxia · Northern Cyprus · Palestine · Papua · Sakha · South Ossetia1 · Tibet · Tuva · West Papua · Xinjiang · Yogyakarta Italics indicates an unrecognised or partially recognised country.  1 Sometimes included in Europe, depending on the border definitions.  2 Officially known as Myanmar.  3 Sometimes included in Oceania, and also known as Timor-Leste.  4 Transcontinental country.  5 Commonly known as Taiwan.