https://www.timeoutdubai.com/: The highly anticipated national passenger railway service is set to finally arrive in Dubai next week.

Etihad Rail is scheduled to launch services from the emirate at the end of September, linking the city by rail to Abu Dhabi, Fujairah and Sharjah.

This will be the first phase of the national railway service, with a total of 10 stations across the country set to be opened by the end of March next year.

In this initial phase, Dubai will be home to one dedicated Etihad Rail station which will provide a link to the Dubai Metro’s Red Line network.

And the Roads and Transport Authority has revealed that there will be a total of four stations opening in Dubai in the next few years.

The first station, named Al Yalayis Station, will be located in the city’s Jumeirah Golf Estates area from Wednesday September 30.

An additional station on the national passenger line will then be added in the near future. RTA bosses have not confirmed exactly where this station will be located, but a map outlining the future of Dubai’s rail network plan for 2032 hints that this station will likely be in the Meydan neighbourhood.

The 2032 Dubai rail map
Separately, a further two stations will be part of Etihad Rail’s upcoming High Speed Rail line between Dubai and Abu Dhabi.

Speaking at a press conference to announce the upcoming RailX Dubai Conference and Exhibition, Mattar Al Tayer, the director general and chairman of the board of executive directors of the RTA, revealed where the two HSR stations will be located in the city.

The project will see a station open at Al Maktoum International Airport, planned to be the world’s largest-capacity airport, and a second stop will be found at Al Jaddaf.

According to the 2032 Dubai rail network, the station in Al Jaddaf will connect with the Dubai Metro’s existing Green Line and the upcoming Blue Line.

These exciting projects are set to be completed in the near future, with the Blue Line scheduled to open in 2029 and the High-Speed Rail service is expected to be operational by 2030.