Abu Dhabi: Etihad Rail, the developer and operator of the UAE’s $11 billion (Dh40.4 billion) national railway network, has announced today that it has transported more than 5.24 million tonnes of granulated sulphur in the first 18 months of Stage One operations for Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc), from sources at Shah and Habshan to its point of export at Ruwais.
Equivalent to more than 330,000 truck trips, the transport of granulated sulphur is the workhorse of Etihad Rail’s Stage One, which received approval for commercial operations from the Federal Transport Authority’s (FTA) — Land and Maritime in December 2015. Two trains depart daily under the current timetable, each carrying 11,000 tonnes of granulated sulphur and capable of reaching a top-speed of 120 kilometres per hour. Etihad Rail is the country’s latest and most robust facilitator of sulphur movement, which is rapidly growing as an integral part of the UAE economy. “Surpassing the 5.24-million-tonne mark with the transport of granulated sulphur is a significant milestone for Etihad Rail and stands as an emblem of our unwavering commitment to facilitating economic connectivity across Abu Dhabi and the UAE,” said Engineer Faris Saif Al Mazroui, Chief Executive Officer of Etihad Rail.
