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

    By 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. […]

    21 New Stations Planned for Turkey High Speed Rail Network
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    21 New Stations Planned for Turkey High Speed Rail Network

    By on Aug 20, 2014 in High Speed Rail, Passenger Rail, Ports, Stations & Terminals, Turkey, Urban Rail & Metros

    21 new stations are planned for Turkey’s new high speed railway network as it links eleven provinces of the country on completion. A further seven existing stations are being upgraded. The new railway network is designed to get people off the roads and onto trains. By 2016 it is hoped that 79 million passenger journeys […]

    Oman to Host GCC Metro and Rail Conference in September
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    Oman to Host GCC Metro and Rail Conference in September

    By on Jul 24, 2014 in Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Urban Rail & Metros

    Oman is to host the GCC Metro and Rail Conference on the 15 and 16 September in Muscat. The conference will highlight the potential of the new rail and metro networks in the region and allow discussions of the hurdles to be dealt with in building them. Massive investment in rail and metro projects creates an […]

    Qatar’s Minister of Transport visits Qatar Rail’s LRT site
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    Qatar’s Minister of Transport visits Qatar Rail’s LRT site

    By on Jul 08, 2014 in Featured Articles, Infrastructure, Infrastructure, Ports, Stations & Terminals, Press Releases, Rail, Urban Rail & Metros

    Excavation works 100% completed, 98% of the structure for Lusail’s project underground stations achieved, 100% of the bridge works, crossing over the Al Khor highway, completed. Work underway to implement the final phase of the project, which includes the rolling stock system. Doha, Qatar, July 8th 2014 Qatar’s Minister of Transport, HE Mr. Jassim Saif […]

    Atkins to Create Middle East Rail Systems Centre of Excellence
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    Atkins to Create Middle East Rail Systems Centre of Excellence

    By on Jun 25, 2014 in Civil, Featured Articles, Investment, Press Releases, Rail, Signalling & Telecommunications, Urban Rail & Metros

    24 Jun 2014 Atkins has signalled its intent to further develop its Middle East rail sector services with the appointment of Dr Abdeljabbar Ben Salem as Head of Rail Systems. While Atkins already has established rail systems expertise in the Middle East, the company’s investment in this new role marks its determination to respond to […]

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    Alstom to supply the first turnkey tramway system in Qatar

    By 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 […]

    Oman To Go Diesel?
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    Oman To Go Diesel?

    By on Jun 23, 2014 in Bahrain, Infrastructure, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Urban Rail & Metros

    The Oman Railway Company is rumoured to be considering running diesel trains on it new railway network. Though the government will not confirm or deny this, it is believed that Oman may use diesel locomotives because the other 5 nations participating in the GCC Railway Network are considering the same for the regional network. Oman […]

    Dubai Red and Green Lines to be Extended
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    Dubai Red and Green Lines to be Extended

    By on Jun 18, 2014 in UAE, Urban Rail & Metros

    As part of the city’s plans to reduce congestion, the Dubai Metro Red Line is to be extended to the Expo 2020 site near Mirdiff’s city centre and the Green Line is to be extended to meet the Yellow Line, which in turn will end at Dubai Academic City. The extension to Mirdiff is because […]

    Eng. Abdullah Al-Subaie awarding memorandum trophy to Eng. Guenther Heilmayer, Project Director for PSH joint venture
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    Qatar Rail Celebrates Safety Record at Doha Green Line

    By on Jun 16, 2014 in Building, Civil, Featured Articles, Infrastructure, Passenger Rail, Rail, Urban Rail & Metros

    Qatar Rail Celebrates 6 Million Man-Hours Incident-Free Safety Record at the Doha Metro Green Line Works   Doha, 14 June 2014 Al-Subaie: Maintaining the international standards of quality, health, safety, environment, and security had positive impact on the work’s environment at the Green Line project Al-Subaie: Qatar Rail holds continuous specialized workshops for workers and […]

    Doha Metro To Be Ticketless
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    Doha Metro To Be Ticketless

    By on Jun 12, 2014 in Qatar, Urban Rail & Metros

    Thanks to advances in technology, engineers behind the new Doha Metro have announced that the new network will be ticketless, and no ticket offices will be built as part of the construction of the metro. Technology has reached the point, where systems can be put in place that detect a chip that users are carrying […]

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