The Saudi construction sector has recorded growth of an average of 10% over the last five years. This has been helped in a large part by the government’s major infrastructure projects including the Kingdom’s upgrading of its railway network. Between 2009 - 2013 the Saudi Arabian construction industry grew by a Compound Annual Growth Rate […]
Etihad, operator of the UAE’s new railway network, has signed an agreement with Dubai’s Road Transport Authority to smooth operations as Etihad constructs the new railway network. The agreement will ensure that transport across Dubai is minimally impacted as the new railway lines are built. Communications are part of the agreement whereby Etihad will be […]
A new railway planned for construction later this year is hoped to inject cash into two of the poorest countries in Central Asia and hopefully increase security with the revenues. The Tajikistan Afghanistan Turkmenistan (TAT) Railway should enable overland trade by linking in to the new international railway network, which could ultimately allow freight to […]
Kazakhstan has agreed to join a new transport corridor between Oman, Iran, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. This will enable Kazakh companies to improve trade links with client nations as much of the country’s exports head to the four other countries in the transport corridor. New rail links are being built on the Persian side of the […]
The Kuwaiti National Assembly has approved a national budget of KD34.15 billion that includes large infrastructure projects. With some members of the Assembly voicing disapproval, the vote was carried and building projects including a new metro for Kuwait City and the country’s section of the GCC Railway Network will commence this year. The budget was […]
A five year transport plan, to include a new metro in Kuwait City and a railway network, has been approved by the Kuwaiti government. Members of Parliament have criticised the new plan on several grounds, not least pointing out that the last five year plan was not fully completed. Amidst fears of a general fall […]
Image Source: Wikipedia At a meeting between the transport ministers of Turkey and Kazakhstan this week, it was announced that the Baku Tbilisi Kars (BTK) railway should be complete by the end of this year. Originally slated for completion in 2010 but delayed by political and economic factors, the 826km line between Turkey, Georgia and […]
Ending years of war induced economic isolation, a new railway is about to be built across Afghanistan, beginning to return the country to its original position as a transport hub for Central Asia. The Turkmenistan - Afghanistan - Tajikistan (TAT) Railway is being pushed by Turkmenistan as it develops its railway networks both within and […]
Commentators have observed that Bahrain is moving very slowly in relation to the rest of the GCC with regard the construction and planning of its section of the GCC Railway Network, as the Bahrain government announced three stations will be built. Most of the six GCC member states are either at advanced planning or construction […]
Turkish company Tumosan and Spanish train builder Talgo have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to build trains for the new Turkey high speed railway network. The companies will prepare joint projects and share technology, and bid on tenders together. Under Turkey’s plans to build 10,000km of high speed rail by 2023 there is a significant […]
