SYSTRA contracted with project management assistance for UAE-Oman railway link

Hafeet Rail, a railway connection of around 300km, will soon link the United Arab Emirates and the Sultanate of Oman for the first time. SYSTRA teams from the UAE and Oman will be in charge of the Project Management & Engineer Consultancy (PMEC), which involves managing and supervising the implementation of the Project for our client, Hafeet Rail.

This rail network between the UAE and Oman will improve interconnectivity between sea and land ports, production sites and key markets, and will support both countries’ efforts towards sustainability and carbon neutrality.

The Hafeet Rail link will connect to the Etihad Rail network, which serves all seven of the United Arab Emirates. The network will accommodate passenger trains and, above all, freight traffic.

Recently, Hafeet Rail announced that the construction contracts for the joint network have been awarded to an Omani-Emirati alliance led by Trojan Construction Group (NPC) and Galfar Engineering and Contracting. In addition, the system and integration contracts have been awarded to a joint venture between Siemens and HAC to equip the trains with the latest technologies, including the European Level 2 train control system.

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