Shah, Al Gharbia

Shah is a petroleum installation and freight railway station in the Western Region of Abu Dhabi Emirate. It is connected by a 264 km long freight railway line to Ruwais and is part of the Etihad Rail network.[1] The railway was opened in 2015 and is used to transport sulphur, a by-product of the oil industry.[2]

Coordinates: 22°58′21″N 53°59′20″E / 22.9725554°N 53.9889019°E / 22.9725554; 53.9889019

References

  1. "Etihad Rail where can I ship?". Etihad Rail. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
  2. "Etihad Rail moves more than two million tonnes of sulphur to Ruwais". The National. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
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