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2015 Completion Date for Bahrain Causeway Feasibility Study

By Sam Applegate on Nov 21, 2014 in Architecture, Bahrain, Building, Infrastructure, Infrastructure, Investment, Passenger Rail, Rail, Saudi Arabia

The new King Hamad Causeway between Saudi Arabia and Bahrain’s feasibility study will be completed early next year. It is expected to run parallel with the current King Fahd Causeway, which was opened in 1986. The new causeway will carry trains and cars. Trains from Bahrain will be able to travel right across the […]

Alstom to supply the first turnkey tramway system in Qatar

By MENA Rail News on Jun 25, 2014 in Architecture, Civil, Featured Articles, Infrastructure, Infrastructure, Investment, Passenger Rail, Press Releases, Rail, Urban Rail & Metros

23 June 2014 Alstom, as part of a consortium [1] , has been awarded a contract by Qatar Railways Company (QRAIL) to supply a turnkey tramway system for a 4-line tram network in Lusail, Qatar. The contract was signed in Paris, France in the presence of the Emir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani, French […]

Qatar Rail Receives a Set of Four New TBMs for Doha Metro

By MENA Rail News on Jun 05, 2014 in Architecture, Civil, Featured Articles, Infrastructure, Infrastructure, Investment, Mechanical, Rail, Urban Rail & Metros

Al Mayeda, Al Khor, Lehwaila and Al Wakra to bore tunnels for Red Line North and Red Line South Doha, June 04, 2014 Qatar Railways Company (Qatar Rail), the company overseeing the construction of the much-anticipated integrated railways network, has received 4 more tunnel boring machines (TBMs) for Phase 1 of the Doha Metro. The […]

Invitation to prequalify for MPTP Metro Phase 1 Rail Systems Works

By MENA Rail News on Apr 23, 2014 in Architecture, Building, Civil, Consultants, Featured Articles, Infrastructure, Infrastructure, Rail, Urban Rail & Metros

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 […]

Ultra-modern Metro System for Qatar’s Capital

By MENA Rail News on Feb 25, 2014 in Architecture, Building, Featured Articles, Infrastructure, Infrastructure, Mechanical, Passenger Rail, Press Releases, Rail, Urban Rail & Metros

Herrenknecht supplies 15 tunnel boring machines to Doha 25 February 2014 The State of Qatar is pursuing a large and ambitious vision destined to provide the highest standards of living to the country and its citizens by the year 2030. An important component for this is a modern transport infrastructure. Consequently the capital Doha, chronically […]

Saudi Rail Forum

By MENA Rail News on Nov 18, 2013 in Architecture, Building, Civil, Consultants, Electrical, Featured Articles, Freight, High Speed Rail, Infrastructure, Infrastructure, Investment, Mechanical, Passenger Rail, Ports, Stations & Terminals, Press Releases, Rail, Signalling & Telecommunications, Ticketing, Payment & Distribution, Urban Rail & Metros

Delivery of Saudi Arabia’s mega rail projects to be discussed at the Saudi Rail Forum this December in Riyadh Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 18 November - Under licence from the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, the Saudi Rail Forum 2013 will take place from 1-3 December 2013 at the Radisson Blu in Riyadh. Saudi Arabia has […]

Serco signs £355m Dubai Metro contract extension

By MENA Rail News on Oct 26, 2013 in Architecture, Building, Featured Articles, Infrastructure, Infrastructure, Passenger Rail, Ports, Stations & Terminals, Rail, Urban Rail & Metros

24 October 2013 Serco Group plc (Serco), the international service company, today announces that it has signed an extension to its contract with the Dubai Government Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) to continue to operate and maintain the Dubai Metro. The five-year extension which will run to September 2019 is valued at approximately £355m, with […]

Sheikh Selects “Vaulted Spaces” Design for Metro Stations

By MENA Rail News on Oct 24, 2013 in Architecture, Featured Articles, Infrastructure, Infrastructure, Rail, Urban Rail & Metros

HH Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani Visits Qatar Rail and Selects “Vaulted Spaces” Design for Metro Stations Eng. Abdulla Abdul Aziz Al-Subai: We are proud of HH visit to Qatar Rail, as we consider it as an encouragement to us all Al Muhannadi : works have started in 20 out of the 25 station […]

Riyadh Metro 2013

By MENA Rail News on Aug 12, 2013 in Architecture, Infrastructure, Infrastructure, Ports, Stations & Terminals, Rail, Saudi Arabia, Urban Rail & Metros

Published on 29 Jul 2013 Winning bid proposal for the Riyadh Metro. Client: FAST Consortium, made up of FCC Construcción S.A., SAMSUNG C&T Corporation, ALSTOM, STRUKTON and Freyssinet Saudi Arabia, with designer SETEC and TYPSA . July 2013 The video describes the Project, the Consortium, the Construction Processes and the Rolling Stock proposed.

Gold-plated, Ultra-luxurious Riyadh Metro Station New Images

By MENA Rail News on Aug 12, 2013 in Architecture, Building, Infrastructure, Infrastructure, Rail, Saudi Arabia, Urban Rail & Metros

Published on 21 May 2013 Revealed: Stunning new images show gold-plated, ultra-luxurious Riyadh metro station that Saudi king has ordered to be built The next time your train spends five minutes stuck inside a filthy, rat-infested Tube tunnel, or you find yourself unable to squeeze onto yet another delayed train from a cramped, non-descript station, it’s […]

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