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Chinese and Qatari Leaders Meet to Discuss Future Projects

By Sam Applegate on Nov 06, 2014 in Freight, Infrastructure, Infrastructure, Investment, Passenger Rail, Qatar, Rail

Qatari Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani met Chinese Premier Li Keqiang in Beijing to discuss future cooperation between the two countries in oil exploration and infrastructure. China is a world leading exporter of railway expertise and it is hoped that after the meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Qatar railways […]

EU Bank Considering Feasibility of Lebanese Railway

By Sam Applegate on Nov 05, 2014 in Building, Infrastructure, Infrastructure, Investment, Lebanon, Passenger Rail, Rail, Syria

The EU’s European Investment Bank is running a feasibility study into building a railway from Beirut to Tripoli. The results of the feasibility study will be announced in 2016. The Lebanese railway network, which linked the country to the European railway network and Syria, was originally built in the 1890’s but was closed due to […]

Qatar Rail Signs MoU With Constructions Company

By Sam Applegate on Oct 31, 2014 in Bahrain, Building, Freight, Infrastructure, Infrastructure, Investment, Oman, Passenger Rail, Qatar, Rail, Saudi Arabia, UAE

Qatar’s rail operator Qatar Rail has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with construction materials company Qatar Primary Materials Company (QPMC) for QPMC to supply construction materials for Qatar’s new railway network. QPMC was set up at the request of the Qatari government in 2006 to supply construction materials to construction projects in the country. […]

Ethiopia Lands $865 Million Loan to Pay for New Railway

By Sam Applegate on Oct 29, 2014 in Bahrain, Freight, Infrastructure, Infrastructure, Investment, Oman, Passenger Rail, Qatar, Rail, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, UAE

Ethiopia has announced that it has agreed a commercial loan to finance a major part of the National Railway Network of Ethiopia. The USD $865 million loan comes from two groups, a commercial seven year loan of $450 million and $415 million from a Swiss led group. Turkey’s Exim Bank has agreed to pay a […]

Riyadh Jeddah Line Tenders to be Awarded Early Next Year

By Sam Applegate 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%

By Sam Applegate 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) […]

Timetable for GCC Railway Network Agreed

By Sam Applegate 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

By Sam Applegate 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

By Sam Applegate 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. […]

Rail Quality Assurance Firm Comply Serve Set up Offices in the Middle East

By Sam Applegate on Oct 03, 2014 in Investment, Passenger Rail, Qatar, Rail, Saudi Arabia, Urban Rail & Metros

UK rail quality assurance provider Comply Serve is to set up offices in the Middle East to meet demand for its services in the region. With the recent boom in rail infrastructure construction and the company winning three major contracts in the region, this move will help both clients and business work together more efficiently. […]

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