Tag: riyadh metro
US consultants hired for 950km Saudi railway plan
US-based Parsons Brinckerhoff has said it will provide project management consulting services for the design and construction of a new rail line between the Red Sea and the Arabian Gulf in Saudi Arabia.
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Three global groups to build $22.5bn Riyadh metro
Three international groups have been tasked with design and construction of the new $22.5 billion Riyadh Metro in the Saudi Arabian capital, a report said.
Parsons-led group to supervise Riyadh Metro build
A consortium led by US engineering consultancy Parsons has secured a Euro 425m ($562m) deal to project manage three of the six lines being built under the $23.5bn Riyadh Metro project.
Contractor bids to run Riyadh's buses
El Seif Engineering & Contracting Co - one of Saudi Arabia's biggest construction companies - is part of a consortium bidding to run the Riyadh Bus Network.
Austria's Strabag pulls out of Riyadh metro project
Austrian construction firm Strabag has pulled out of a bid to build a new metro system in Riyadh, where it had been leading a consortium of firms, it said on Tuesday.
Tokyo Metro introduces silicon carbide power modules
Mitsubishi Electric has supplied silicon carbide power modules for the auxiliary power supply systems on the Series 1000 electric multiple-units entering service on Tokyo Metro's Ginza Line this year.
QDB and Qatar Rail hold workshop
Qatar Development Bank (QDB), the award-winning organization, and Qatar Rail, the company overseeing the country's much-anticipated integrated rail network, staged a Qatar Rail Workshop about investment and business opportunities for the country's ambitious new rail running to nearly $40bn, on the 12th March, 2013 at the Ritz Carlton Hotel.
Bahrain-Saudi rail link discussed
A team of experts from Saudi Arabia and Bahrain recently held talks in Manama to discuss the feasibility of a rail link between the two neighbors separated by the Arabian Sea.
MEED Insight Launches MENA Rail 2013 Report
The current decade will be known as the golden years of rail in the Middle East if the huge pipeline of planned rail projects in the region comes to fruition. With more than $200bn worth of mainline, metro and tram projects either planned or under way, the region from Morocco to Iran is going through an unprecedented rail construction boom.
