Emphasising the importance of early co-ordination between Qatar Rail and Civil Defence authorities Qatar Rail conducts workshop with Ministry of Interior and Hamad Corporation to introduce security and safety standards of Doha Metro project Doha, Qatar 20 January 2014 Within the framework of on-going co-ordination between Qatar Railways Company (Qatar Rail) and other entities in […]
Saudi Arabia‘s first high speed railway network the Haramain High Speed Rail Project has recently received an approval to construct two metro lines under the first phase of Makkah’s approx 16. 5 billion US dollar public transport project. Luis Sánchez Monserrat, Director at ADIF, Saudi Arabia will expand on the challenges in the structure of […]
Press release Organisations: UK Trade & Investment and Department for Business, Innovation & Skills Page history: Published 19 January 2014 Policy: Increasing the UK’s exports and attracting inward investment Topics: Business and enterprise, + 2 others Minister: The Rt Hon Dr Vince Cable MP Vince Cable embarks on his first government trip to the UAE […]
MENA Rail News is the leading newsletter for the rail industry in the Middle East and North Africa. Here, we wrap up the leading stories and features of the past week. News Oman – Railways to be Most Important Infrastructure Project for 2014 Dr Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Futaisi, Minister for Transport and Communications announced […]
7 January 2014, Doha Within the framework of continuous cooperation between Qatar Railways Company (Qatar Rail) and Ministry of Municipality and Urban Planning, Qatar Rail opened an office at the buildings permit compound at Doha Municipality. The office aims to facilitate all the procedures of developing properties located within Qatar Rail’s projects. “Qatar Rail opened […]
The world’s fourth biggest exhibition in its field, Eurasia Railway: 4th International Rolling Stock, Infrastructure and Logistics Exhibition is set to be organized between 06-08 March 2014 in the Istanbul Expo Center (IFM) in Istanbul, Turkey. At the exhibition TCDD (Turkish State Railways) and its subsidiary corporations including TÜVASAŞ (Turkish Wagon Industry Inc.), TÜDEMSAŞ (Turkish […]
19 December 2013 Senior Rail and Transport industry leaders meet in London on March 12th 2014, to discuss the latest challenges in implementing Communications Based Train Control (CBTC) systems for future railway planning. A one day conference organised by Sagacity Media, engineering directors and key innovation and strategy managers are confirmed to present from North […]
Qatar Rail Presents Progress on its Projects and their Importance in Providing a Modern and Efficient Transportation Network in Qatar Al Subaie: Qatar Rail’s developments are essential for a modern and efficient transportation network in Qatar that will meet with people’s fast-paced commuting needs Al Subaie: The railway network will be connected to the public […]
With the Hajj (the Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca that takes place annually and that all Muslims are expected to make at least once during their lifetime) having taken place this month, the Saudi Arabia government has overseen a major shift in pilgrim travel from buses and minibuses to trains and metros with the aim of […]
This month SmartRail World takes a look at ten innovations that are changing and shaping the future of the rail and metro industry. We asked experts, canvassed opinion on social media and discussed the area at Global Transport Forum events in November. With so many ideas it was hard to narrow it down to just ten, but […]
