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The New South Wales company had secured the Qatar contract following its recent work on the expansion of the Dubai International Airport. It has completed a number of contracts in the Middle East, including work on the Dubai Rail Metro.

Public transportation and rail infrastructure projects in the GCC countries saw tremendous growth over the last few years, with rail and metro projects leading the way in terms of the total value of the completed and underway projects, hitting $10,270,000, in Qatar, the UAE and the KSA.

“The Doha Metro, the majority of which would be ready for the 2022 Football World Cup, is to comprise 170km track at grade level, 70km of elevated track, and 115km of tunnels,” he said. The GCC railway project, linking the six Gulf nations and spanning 2,200km will attract an investment of $30bn.

Integral to the plan is a $13bn new international airport by 2013, though $20bn is also slated for road and highway projects and $5.5bn for a new deepwater port. There will be up to $40bn invested on rail construction, with a 340-km, 98-station metro line for Doha and its outskirts and a high-speed connection linking Qatar with other Gulf states.

Tens of thousands of soccer fans will stream in for the 16-team tournament that features Asian heavyweights like Japan, South Korea, Australia and Saudi Arabia. They are counting on a transportation network with no metro system and a haphazard fleet of buses and taxis.

The high-speed railway includes the Doha Metro Network; an east coast rail link; a high-speed link between the new Doha International Airport, Doha city centre and Bahrain via the planned Qatar-Bahrain Friendship Bridge; a freight rail link based on the GCC rail link studies; and light rail systems within specific developments, including Qatari Diar’s Lusail mega-project.

Gas-rich Doha must scramble to complete multibillion-dollar projects including the much-delayed $4bn Qatar-Bahrain Causeway, and its $25bn metro and rail scheme – originally slated for completion in 2025 – said National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) in a report.

The much-anticipated Qatar rail network and Doha metro system, which have been conceived based on the success of the Dubai Metro, will be built at an enormous cost but are expected to provide numerous benefits including lower traffic congestion and an alternative means of transport for the majority of the population.

Kamal said Qatar's investments enjoy diversity and variety internally and externally. With a variety of high profile projects already underway - including the Pearl, New Doha International Airport, new Doha port, Lusail city, Barwa city, Barwa financial district, Barwa Commercial Avenue and others, such as the new Metro service and high speed rail links - Qatar's investment in local projects is immense.

The Al Habtoor Leighton Group has announced it has joined forces with leading Australian rail contractor John Holland to create Advance Rail Group to pursue an expected USD 75 billion in future rail jobs in the GCC region. He said that metro lines are expected to be installed in Oman, Kuwait, Qatar and Abu Dhabi. Light rail lines are also planned. Our initial focus will be in regional rail in Abu Dhabi and metro systems in Doha. The establishment of this new rail business aligns with HLG's business strategy to secure more civil infrastructure in this region.