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High Tech Security Systems for Dammam Riyadh Railway Line

By Sam Applegate on Nov 26, 2014 in Bahrain, Infrastructure, Infrastructure, Investment, Oman, Qatar, Rail, Saudi Arabia, UAE

UK defence and security firm QinetiQ has been awarded a USD $12 million contract to install a high tech security system along the 1000km line between Dammam and Riyadh. The system should enable maintenance and security teams to resolve any issues within a far shorter time than at present. The OptaSense Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS) […]

GCC Railway Network to Boost Economic Growth

By Sam Applegate on Nov 25, 2014 in Bahrain, Freight, Infrastructure, Infrastructure, Investment, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Passenger Rail, Qatar, Rail, Saudi Arabia, UAE

According to Mohsen Ahmad, President of Dubai World Central’s Logistics District, the new GCC Railway Network will help create an era of economic growth when completed in 2018. At present only 6% of Saudi Arabia’s international trade is with the other five nations of the GGC. The new railway network will boost connectivity with the […]

2015 Completion Date for Bahrain Causeway Feasibility Study

By Sam Applegate on Nov 21, 2014 in Architecture, Bahrain, Building, Infrastructure, Infrastructure, Investment, Passenger Rail, Rail, Saudi Arabia

The new King Hamad Causeway between Saudi Arabia and Bahrain’s feasibility study will be completed early next year. It is expected to run parallel with the current King Fahd Causeway, which was opened in 1986. The new causeway will carry trains and cars. Trains from Bahrain will be able to travel right across the […]

Sohar Eagerly Awaits New Oman Railway

By Sam Applegate on Nov 19, 2014 in Bahrain, Freight, Infrastructure, Infrastructure, Investment, Oman, Ports, Stations & Terminals, Qatar, Rail, Saudi Arabia, UAE

No matter how big a port is, it cannot function without inland connections. It is all very well being able to handle a great capacity but unless it can move goods inland then it can be as big as you like but will still not be able to function properly. The Omani Port of Sohar […]

Railway Business Mushrooms in MENA Region

By Sam Applegate on Nov 14, 2014 in Bahrain, Infrastructure, Infrastructure, Investment, Oman, Passenger Rail, Qatar, Rail, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, UAE

With railway investment said to be in the region of USD $300 billion in the Middle East North Africa (MENA) region, there has never been a better time to invest in railways in the area. The Emirate of Dubai alone is building over 30,000 km of track, the bulk of which is for high speed […]

Kuwait to Build New Railway Network “Soon”

By Sam Applegate on Nov 13, 2014 in Bahrain, Building, Infrastructure, Infrastructure, Investment, Kuwait, Oman, Passenger Rail, Qatar, Rail, Saudi Arabia, UAE

According to officials, Kuwait is in early planning of its new national railway network. The country is the very last of all the GCC countries to get going on its network, which will form part of the six nation GCC Railway Network. The Kuwaiti railway system will connect Kuwait City with Saudi Arabia and from […]

GCC Railway Network Passenger Trains to Top 220kph

By Sam Applegate on Nov 12, 2014 in Bahrain, Freight, High Speed Rail, Infrastructure, Infrastructure, Investment, Kuwait, Oman, Passenger Rail, Qatar, Rail, Saudi Arabia, UAE

Passenger trains on the new GCC Railway Network connecting the six member countries will travel at 220kph while freight trains will travel at 120kph according to a press release by the GCC Secretariat General. The network will link Kuwait to Oman via Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the UAE and Qatar and is expected to be 2117km […]

China Plans New Silk Road

By Sam Applegate on Nov 11, 2014 in Bahrain, Egypt, Infrastructure, Infrastructure, Investment, Iran, Iraq, Oman, Qatar, Rail, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, UAE

China has announced plans to invest in railways connecting Europe and the Far East via Middle Eastern countries including Iran, Kyrgyzstan, and Kazakhstan. This will give a cheaper alternative to supplying Europe goods by air and a faster alternative to moving goods by sea. Cargo trains already move between the two regions - notably on […]

Five Stations Planned for First Phase of Oman Railway Network

By Sam Applegate on Nov 10, 2014 in Bahrain, Djibouti, Infrastructure, Oman, Passenger Rail, Ports, Stations & Terminals, Qatar, Rail, Saudi Arabia, Yemen

Five stations are planned for the first phase of the Oman Railway Network that is about to be constructed. There will be two commuter railway stations and three inter city stations built along the first, 207km network that will include a section of the GCC Railway Network. The line will link Oman’s border with the […]

North South Railway a Priority in Iran

By Sam Applegate on Nov 07, 2014 in Bahrain, Freight, Infrastructure, Infrastructure, Investment, Iran, Oman, Qatar, Rail, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, UAE

The Gorgan-Incheh Boroun-Turkmenistan railway linking Kazakhstan with Iran’s Persian Gulf ports is a major priority for IRNA according to the Director General of the North Railway Department Yussef Geran Pasha. The line will carry up to 3 million tonnes of grain via Persian Gulf ports to the rest of the world once complete, a significant […]

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