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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 […]

UAE Railway Network in Place to Help Develop the Economy

By Sam Applegate on Nov 04, 2014 in Bahrain, Freight, Infrastructure, Infrastructure, Israel, Jordan, Oman, Qatar, Rail, Saudi Arabia, UAE

The UAE railway network that is currently undergoing construction across the Emirates is being built to support the development of the country. In linking major population centres, ports, manufacturing centres and sources of ores and aggregates, the country’s economy will benefit as a whole, particularly when the oil runs out in the next few decades. […]

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 […]

GCC Member States Invest $121bn in Infrastructure

By Sam Applegate on Oct 28, 2014 in Bahrain, Infrastructure, Infrastructure, Investment, Oman, Qatar, Rail, Saudi Arabia, UAE

GCC member states have committed USD $121.3bn into road and rail infrastructure projects this year. This comes as part of a drive to expand their non oil economies but in some cases to prepare for major world events in the coming years, including the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. Saudi Arabia leads the charge by […]

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 […]

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