Rail services · United Arab Emirates

Rail services in the United Arab Emirates

Road-rail plant with certified operators, road-rail operators and rail training for your projects in the United Arab Emirates: Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah.

The rail network in the United Arab Emirates

Understanding the ground before we mobilize

Network of about 900 km, standard gauge (1,435 mm), mostly non-electrified. Infrastructure and operations: Etihad Rail.

Etihad Rail national network completed for freight from Al Ghuwaifat to Fujairah, passenger service in preparation, Dubai metro and tramway.

GROUPE ARROUGÉ studies jobs in the United Arab Emirates case by case: road-rail MEWPs and excavators shipped by road or sea with their certified operators, operators provided on long-distance assignment, training of local teams with AK FORMATION, as a subcontractor to French companies or in partnership with local players.

Our road-rail plant is built for 1,435 mm standard gauge, the gauge in use in the United Arab Emirates; approval by the infrastructure manager is confirmed during the study.

Road-rail MEWP working at night in a railway tunnel

The three main cities

Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah

Dubai

Dubai metro (Red and Green lines), tramway, future Etihad Rail station

Abu Dhabi

Etihad Rail terminal, Khalifa port, metro project

Sharjah

Etihad Rail line to the Northern Emirates

Our services in the United Arab Emirates

What we provide

Road-rail MEWP

Electric and diesel road-rail elevating work platforms for overhead line, tunnels, signaling and structures.

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Road-rail excavator

Road-rail excavators with track attachments: earthworks, laying and removal, handling of sleepers and rails.

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Road-rail operator

Certified drivers provided on your own machines, by day or by night.

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Rail training

AK FORMATION sessions: SECUFER, ASP, road-rail operation, overhead-line authorisations, first aid.

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Frequently asked questions

Working in the United Arab Emirates

Can you work in the United Arab Emirates with your road-rail plant?

Yes, subject to study: road-rail MEWPs and excavators are shipped by low-loader, container or ro-ro with their certified operators. Lead times, customs formalities and local approval are built into the quote.

Which track gauge in the United Arab Emirates?

The network in the United Arab Emirates is standard gauge (1,435 mm), the gauge our road-rail plant is built for.

Can you train teams in the United Arab Emirates?

Yes. AK FORMATION designs in-house sessions in French or English, on site in the United Arab Emirates or in France: rail safety, road-rail MEWP and excavator operation, overhead-line work, first aid.

Do you work with local companies in the United Arab Emirates?

Yes. We work as a subcontractor to French or European companies engaged in the United Arab Emirates, and in partnership with local companies: provision of plant and operators, technical support, training.