Transport in the United Arab Emirates

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1 Railways
- 1.1 Railway links with adjacent countries
- 1.2 2005
2 Highways
3 Pipelines
4 Ports and harbors
5 Merchant marine
6 Airports
7 See also

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Railways

0 km

Dubai - CONSTRUCTION work on a two-line metro network is expected to start on May 5, 2005.

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Railway links with adjacent countries

Oman - no
Saudi Arabia - not yet - presumably will both use 1435mm gauge.

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2005

2005 in rail transport

Template:Flagicon 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 passneger and intermodal freight transport. The 700 km (435 mile) 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.<ref name="WAM - Emirates railway">WAM (December 6 2005), Study on Emirates Railway project given a go-ahead. Retrieved December 7 2005.</ref><ref name="TradeArabia - Emirates railway">TradeArabia (December 7 2005), UAE mulls country-wide railway network. Retrieved December 7 2005.</ref>

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Highways

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

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Pipelines

crude oil 830 km; natural gas, including natural gas liquids, 870 km

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Ports and harbors

Ajman, Fujairah, Das Island, Khawr Fakkan, Mina' Jabal 'Ali, Mina' Khalid, Mina' Rashid, Mina' Saqr, Mina' Zayid, Umm al-Qaiwain

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total: 68 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,107,442 GRT/1,795,235 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.)

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