The Saudi Railway Organisation has signed two contracts to upgrade the freight line between Dammam and Riyadh. The first section will be upgraded by the China Railway Construction Corp on a contract worth 123 million riyals and the second one signed was a 391 million riyal contract with Saudi business Al Mobty. China Railway Construction […]
The Oman Railway Company has put out invitations to pre-qualify for a tender to design and build the Sohar - Buraimi stretch of the Oman Railway Network (ORN) linking the port of Sohar with the border of the UAE. Submissions must be in by the 21st December. The construction will come in three sections - […]
At a logistics conference in Muscat this week, the Indian Ambassador to Oman said that the construction of the new railway network in conjunction with the GCC Railway Network will make Oman the gateway to the Middle East. Indian Ambassador JS Mukul was speaking at the summit, “Connecting Oman to the GCC Region” which was […]
21 new stations are planned for Turkey’s new high speed railway network as it links eleven provinces of the country on completion. A further seven existing stations are being upgraded. The new railway network is designed to get people off the roads and onto trains. By 2016 it is hoped that 79 million passenger journeys […]
Four new high speed trains are due to be delivered later this year for the railway between Riyadh and Dammam. The new trains will have a top speed of 180 kph and will be able to operate even in extreme weather. The trains are nearing completion at the Spanish manufacturers CAF, a world leading rolling […]
23 consortiums from around the world have passed through the pre-qualification process to build the Oman Railway Network. 18 have pre-qualified for civil engineering work while five have pre-qualified for the technical work. The consortia were pre-qualified according to the financial and technical aspects of their bids, combined with their experience in such work, last […]
A new training institute has opened in Buraidah to train staff in all the skills required to operate trains on the Saudi railway network. The Saudi Railway Polytechnic will cater for up to 3000 students between the ages of 19 and 23. Students will undertake general training such as English speaking but more specific roles […]
In a spending spree on building projects hitting $86 billion, the six member countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council are due to spend £13.8bn on infrastructure projects in the coming year. Roads in the region have passed capacity and congestion is a major problem for people in the area. The investment in railway infrastructure will […]
Myanmar’s new civilian government has set aside plans for China to build a high speed railway through the country as the superpower’s influence wanes with Myanmar’s new-found proto-democracy. Traditionally an eager client of China’s, Myanmar seems to be concerned about its future independence as the country moves from military rule toward democracy. The high speed […]
