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Desert express: UAE launches first national passenger rail network
By CNN Newsource at KVIA ABC-7
· June 30, 2026
· 3 min read
By Lianne Kolirin, CNN
(CNN) — Paying passengers have been welcomed aboard the United Arab Emirates’ first national rail service as the initial phase of a long-awaited express train network that will eventually connect 11 cities across the region opened to the public.
The first service to run...
Key takeaway The first service to run in the Middle Eastern country left Fujairah on the Gulf of Oman at 5:34 a.
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Category: government ·
Published: June 30, 2026 ·
Source: KVIA ABC-7 ·
Reading time: 3 min
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What is this story about? By Lianne Kolirin, CNN
(CNN) — Paying passengers have been welcomed aboard the United Arab Emirates’ first national rail service as the initial phase of a long-awaited express train network that will eventually connect 11 cities across the region opened to the public.
The first service to run...
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