00:00From Dubai to Abu Dhabi in one hour, it is finally happening with Ittihad Rail.
00:05Starting September 30, Ittihad Rail is finally opening its passenger service.
00:10Connecting Al-Yalaya station in Dubai with Mohammed bin Zayed city in Abu Dhabi.
00:15The journey will take around 57 minutes and the ticket starts from just 39 dirhams in comfort class,
00:21while premium tickets are 109 dirhams.
00:24The first train from Dubai is scheduled to leave at 6.14 in the morning.
00:28With five round trips planned on launch day, thousands of daily journeys could shift from cars to train,
00:35helping ease traffic between Dubai and Abu Dhabi.
00:37So would you take the train instead of driving back and forth from Dubai to Abu Dhabi?
00:41Tell us in the comments.
