Etihad Rail, the master developer and operator of the UAE's first railway network, formerly known as Union Railway, unveiled its new corporate identity and outlined its latest plans at a launch event in Abu Dhabi.

Union Railway, the main developer and operator of the national rail network in the UAE, issued to pre-qualified companies at the end of last month, tenders for the rolling stock of the railway in the Western Region.

Union Railway, the master developer and operator of the UAE's national railway, announced that it will tender civil engineering contracts in March.

Kuwait signed an US$8mn contract with Ernst and Young Company for the state-planned metro system.

The proposed rail line between Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Sharjah has received a vote of confidence with a new study coming out showing that there would be high demand for such a service, reported The National.