{"schema":"hottub-news/story/v1","story":"st_buzk2rh22w4ysagaqpia","title":"Etihad Rail aims for 10 million passengers a year under expansion plan","title_en":null,"outlets":1,"brief":null,"page":"https://hottub.news/stories/etihad-rail-aims-for-10-million-passengers-a-year-under-expansion-plan-buzk2rh22w","count":1,"items":[{"id":"n_buzk2rh22w4ysagaqpia","seq":659903,"kind":"article","title":"Etihad Rail aims for 10 million passengers a year under expansion plan","url":"https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uae/2026/09/29/etihad-rail-aiming-for-10-million-passengers-per-year-under-expansion-plan","summary":"A senior Etihad Rail official has set out plans to attract 10 million passengers a year as the network's expansion gathers pace with the launch of its first train station in Dubai. Ameera Alkhlaifi, director of strategy and performance at Etihad Rail, spoke of the ambitious vision for the future after revealing 150,000 people have already travelled on the Abu Dhab i-Fujairah route in its first three months. Ms Alkhlaifi said the early passenger numbers highlight the \"huge…","published":"2026-09-29T11:31:48Z","seen":"2026-09-29T11:50:36Z","lang":"en","source":{"id":"kite-thenationalnews-com-2cb87a","name":"thenationalnews.com","domain":"thenationalnews.com","outlet":{"wikidata":"Q2544289","name":"The National","type":"newspaper","country":"AE","designations":["newspaper"]}},"via":"kite-thenationalnews-com-2cb87a","topics":["middle-east"],"authors":["Nicole Abigael"],"entities":[{"id":"Q7908474","name":"Etihad Rail","type":"org"}],"image":"https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/23ZDF6NQ5BDRXAZXQSQ3MRA5QA.jpg?auth=9f31c7263d29c278e7c4c5a832fd9b739e6e85991e8a77a3f9ff9eccac8cfa92&height=4672&smart=true&width=7008","story":"st_buzk2rh22w4ysagaqpia","category":"economy-business","category_p":0.8899999856948853,"sentiment":"positive","tone":0.4000000059604645,"political":0.1899999976158142}]}