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Oman-UAE railway hits 40% completion as Hafeet Rail advances 238km cross-border project

April 21, 2026·Arabian BusinessEconomy

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GCC CONTEXT

Hafeet Rail's progress on the Oman-UAE cross-border rail corridor reflects the Gulf's broader infrastructure consolidation strategy, which historically correlates with increased logistics efficiency, regional trade volume shifts, and construction-sector activity. The 238-kilometer completion milestone extends earlier GCC rail initiatives—including Saudi Arabia's Landbridge and UAE domestic networks—creating systemic interconnection that reshapes supply-chain routing and port utilization patterns across the eastern Gulf. Cross-border transport infrastructure of this scale typically influences cement, steel, and logistics services demand, while establishing long-term trade corridor dependencies that regional policymakers have prioritized as counterweights to maritime chokepoint reliance.

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