With the new container seaport opening in Dammam next year and the Saudi Landbridge opening soon after, the throughput of containers at Riyadh’s Dry Port is set to double in the next two years. Currently, the port sees a throughput of half a million container Twenty Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) a year but this is […]
Qatar Railways, the government organisation which administers Qatar’s rail system, has awarded an international conglomerate the USD $3.3bn design and build contract for the Doha Metro. The conglomerate building the Metro comprises of five companies from Europe and the Middle East. Larsen & Toubro (L&T) of India, Aktor SA of Greece, Yapi Merkezi Insaat of […]
‘Lebretha’ to Dig around 8 km for 2 Years Doha, April 27, 2014 Qatar Railways Company (Qatar Rail), the company overseeing the construction of the integrated railway network, has taken delivery of the first of 21 tunnel boring machines (TBMs). TBM S-865, also known as ‘Lebretha’ was manufactured by Germany’s Herrenknecht, and is the first […]
The Development Commission of Mecca and Mashaaer (DCOMM) is inviting companies to prequalify for the Metro Public Transport Programme (MPTP) Phase 1 rail system works. Experienced national and international companies with specialism in metro and bus transit systems are invited to prequalify. The works will include track work and systems, as well as depot systems. […]
Doha, April 20, 2014 Al Subaie: The Doha Metro offers immense potential for private sector investments Al-Muhannadi: A majority (80%) of the risk is retained by local companies Qatar Railways Company (Qatar Rail), the company which is overseeing the construction of the much-anticipated integrated railway network, has awarded one of the largest ever single project […]
Qatar Rail partners with MMUP - Doha Municipality for Awareness Program and Drawing Competition for School Children Al-Muhanadi: “The aim of the competition is to raise awareness of Qatar Rail’s projects and transportation in general amongst children.” Alkaabi: “The program will raise awareness of the importance of Qatar Rail projects and will enhance the concept […]
Makkah Public Transport Program (MPTP) In accordance with the Royal Decree which approved the implementation of the Makkah Public Transport Project (Metro and Bus networks), the Development Commission of Makkah and Mashaaer (DCOMM), Makkah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, invites experienced national and international companies specialized in metro and bus transit systems to prequalify for the […]
The Chinese company building the light railway network in and around Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa has started to install the electrification system for the 34.3 km network. The China Railway Engineering Corporation is hanging 143 km of overhead catenary on 850 masts and installing 18 substations on the two lines running north - south and […]
Over 40 million passengers have used the Dubai Metro in the first quarter of this year, an increase on last year and a sign that the Metro is considered a quick and efficient alternative to road transport. 40,655,978 passengers used the Dubai Metro in the last quarter, an increase of 7.3 million on the same […]
Ministers from Egypt, Jordan and Iraq came to discussions in Amman last week about a railway project to link the three countries. For all three member countries this should boost their economies and trade. Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour of Jordan stressed the importance of a railway system linking countries of the Levant with North Africa, […]
