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    • Riyadh Jeddah Line Tenders to be Awarded Early Next Year
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    Riyadh Jeddah Line Tenders to be Awarded Early Next Year

    By on Oct 24, 2014 in Bahrain, Freight, Infrastructure, Infrastructure, Investment, Oman, Passenger Rail, Qatar, Rail, Saudi Arabia, UAE

    Sources in the Saudi government say that tenders for the 958km double tracked line between Riyadh and Jeddah will be awarded next year. Meanwhile the tenders for the rail links connecting Jubail will be awarded later this year. The long heralded 958km Riyadh - Jeddah line will be entirely funded by the Saudi government. Though […]

    Egypt Rail Use Increases by 52.5%
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    Egypt Rail Use Increases by 52.5%

    By on Oct 22, 2014 in Egypt, Infrastructure, Investment, Passenger Rail, Rail

    Over 15 million passengers used the Egyptian railway network in August, up by 52.5% on the same period last year. Where there was significant regional variation - some areas saw use increase by 200%, this signals a vote of confidence in the national railway system by those who use it. The Egyptian Railway Authority (ERA) […]

    With New Rail Network, Sohar Aims to be the ‘Gateway to the GCC’
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    With New Rail Network, Sohar Aims to be the ‘Gateway to the GCC’

    By on Oct 21, 2014 in Bahrain, Freight, Infrastructure, Infrastructure, Investment, Iran, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Rail, Saudi Arabia, UAE

    In the face of dwindling oil reserves, Oman is aiming at being a logistics hub for the GCC. The new railway network, that begins construction in the next 12 months, will be of core importance to this plan. Omani authorities and businesses are aggressively expanding Sohar Port in an attempt to make it competitive with […]

    Timetable for GCC Railway Network Agreed
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    Timetable for GCC Railway Network Agreed

    By on Oct 20, 2014 in Bahrain, Freight, Infrastructure, Kuwait, Oman, Passenger Rail, Qatar, Rail, Saudi Arabia, UAE

    A timetable for the construction and integration of the GCC Railway Network has been agreed, according to a Kuwaiti official. The timeline will be announced in November. His Eminence Essa Ahmad Al Kandari, Kuwaiti Minister of Municipal Affairs and Communications has said that the timetable had been agreed at the sidelines of a meeting of […]

    Addis Ababa: Djibouti Railway to be Complete by 2016
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    Addis Ababa: Djibouti Railway to be Complete by 2016

    By on Oct 17, 2014 in Djibouti, Freight, Infrastructure, Infrastructure, Investment, Passenger Rail, Rail, Syria, Turkey

    Ethiopian Premier Hailemariam Desalegn has announced that the 1500km Addis Abeba - Djibouti railway line will be completed by 2016. Half of the route, which will enable Ethiopian trade to access global trade routes by sea, is already complete. Two sections are being built by a Turkish and a Chinese firm. The USD $6.5 billion […]

    First Oman Rail Track to be Laid in 2015
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    First Oman Rail Track to be Laid in 2015

    By on Oct 15, 2014 in Bahrain, Infrastructure, Infrastructure, Kuwait, Oman, Passenger Rail, Qatar, Rail, Saudi Arabia, UAE

    The first tracks of the Sohar - Buraimi line will be laid in the third quarter of 2015 according to sources at the Oman Railway Company. The 170 km line will be the first step towards the Sultanate’s ambitious new railway network, which will eventually link ports, cities and to other countries in the GCC. […]

    Oman Government Allocates USD $20bn to Infrastructure Projects
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    Oman Government Allocates USD $20bn to Infrastructure Projects

    By on Oct 14, 2014 in Bahrain, Infrastructure, Infrastructure, Investment, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Rail, Saudi Arabia

    Over the next 15 years the Oman government will invest $50bn in construction. 40% of this will go into infrastructure including the Oman National Railway. Oman currently accounts for 5% of construction investment in the GCC. This is set to rise with increased oil revenues and the Sultanate’s plans to diversify its economy. For example, […]

    UK Network Operator to Aid SRC
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    UK Network Operator to Aid SRC

    By on Oct 13, 2014 in Bahrain, Freight, Investment, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Rail, Saudi Arabia, UAE

    In a deal believed to be in the region of USD $170 million, UK national rail operator Network Rail has been made ‘preferred bidder’ to help the Saudi Railway Company run the North-South Line. Network Rail manages the whole of the UK railway network, which is one of the oldest networks in the world, and […]

    Calls for Iran’s International Railways Completion to Speed Up
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    Calls for Iran’s International Railways Completion to Speed Up

    By on Oct 10, 2014 in Infrastructure, Infrastructure, Investment, Iran, Rail, UAE

    Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani called for the new railways linking Afghanistan, Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan’s borders to be completed as soon as possible. In a meeting of the Resistance Economy Headquarters, led by President Rouhani, the Roads and Rural Development Minister Abbas Akhoundi gave a presentation of the country’s current railway construction plans that are due […]

    MoU Signed Between National Quarries and Etihad Rail
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    MoU Signed Between National Quarries and Etihad Rail

    By on Oct 09, 2014 in Bahrain, Freight, Infrastructure, Infrastructure, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Rail, Saudi Arabia, UAE

    In the latest of a long line of Memoranda of Understanding, Etihad Rail has signed a deal with National Quarries to provide logistics to the company. One of the biggest costs in aggregates is delivery of goods to clients, and the new UAE railway system will provide a cost efficient and faster means of delivery, […]

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