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Qatar Rail completes 20km tunnel work for Doha metro
Qatar Railways Company (Qatar Rail), the company overseeing the construction of the country’s integrated railway network, said it has completed digging nearly 20 km of tunnels for the Doha Metro project, a landmark that clearly highlights the progress of the tunnelling works underneath Doha city.
Qatari PM visits Doha Metro Red Line North project
Qatar's Prime Minister HE Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al-Thani has paid a visit to the Red Line North element of the new Doha Metro project.
Qatar inks deal for Doha Metro driverless trains
A consortium of five companies has signed an agreement to build and deliver a full-automated driverless metro system in Doha.
Doha Metro on track for 2019 opening
Doha Metro works are advancing as planned to achieve the target date for starting the first phase that involves three lines running by October 2019.
Qataris seek UK firms for £6.3bn Doha Metro contracts
Contractors tasked with building the £6.3bn Doha Metro network will visit London next month in search of UK firms to help them build the mammoth 216km transit network.
Lusail’s light rail project to be connected to Doha Metro
The Light Rail Transport (LRT) Project in Lusail will be connected to the Doha Metro Red Line North via two main stations, Lusail Marina/the Pearl and Lusail’s main station, said Engineer Abdulla Abdulaziz Al Subaie, Managing Director, Qatar Rail.
Qatar Rail Celebrates 6 Million Man-Hours Incident-Free Safety Record at the...
The Qatar Railways Company (Qatar Rail), announced that the company has achieved an unprecedented 6 million work hours without a Lost Time Injury (LTI) at the Doha Metro Green Line works.
Qatar Rail claims Doha Metro will be better than Dubai
Doha Metro stations will be better connected to nearby developments than Dubai Metro, Qatar Rail chief technical officer has claimed. Daniel Leckel said several Dubai Metro stations were located too far away from commuters' intended destinations.
First tunnelling machine for Doha Metro arrives
Qatar Railways Company (Qatar Rail) has taken delivery of the first of 21 tunnel boring machines (TBMs) and the machine is expected to start work in the third quarter of this year at the Al Wahda site, next to the Qatar Exhibition Centre.
Greek-led consortium wins Doha metro contract
QATAR Railways (QR) has awarded the ALYSJ consortium a €3.2bn contract for design and construction of the 32km underground Gold Line, one of four lines under development in the first phase of Doha's 354km metro network.
