Doha Metro

MEED reported that Qatar is preparing to tender construction work on one of the 5 rail networks it plans to build over the next 10 years.
The New Doha International Airport Steering Committee has invited contractors to pre qualify for a contract to build a train station at the USD 11 billion airport [...]

The Lusail Real Estate Development Company has said that its iconic waterfront development, underway in Doha’s north, will be bigger than Beirut when completed and accommodate close to half a million people.
“The future city of Qatar”, as the chief executive officer Mohamed bin Ali al-Hedfa calls it, is also right “on [...]

DOHA: Mowasalat, Qatar’s public transport provider, plans to increase the number of points where taxis pick up customers in the city to 60. There are currently only 15 taxi stands in Doha.
The bus system has grown, with the number increasing from 20 buses in 2005 to 260 at the beginning of the year. “We [...]

The transport sector is one of the Middle East and North Africa’s biggest investment magnets, as governments and their private partners start to turn the region’s often antiquated and under-developed maritime, rail, road and air infrastructure into world-class assets, writes Ian Lewis…
The ambitious nature of these plans is demonstrated in the ports segment, where more [...]

Across the GCC of late, states have been gearing up to match supply with demand in the energy sector. Long-term growth predictions, mega-projects and housing shortages have all contributed to the need for the region’s flagship cities to work together to overcome concerns raised by power supply.
In Doha, it is no different. As skyscrapers continue [...]

Thanks to its strong fiscal reserves, continued flow of revenue from gas exports and the financial sector’s relatively low levels of exposure to the markets in the US or Europe, Qatar is better placed than most of its neighbours to weather the current economic downturn.
According to the IMF’s latest projections, issued in early May, the [...]

By Dania Saadi, Reuters

DUBAI — Bombardier Inc. is eyeing 4-billion euros (US$5.44-billion) worth of rail contracts over the next five years in the Gulf Arab region, where public spending is rising to lift shrinking economies, a company executive said.
 
Bombardier, the world’s No. 1 passenger train maker, is keen to take part in about 1-billion euros [...]

Doha - Opinion is divided in the Qatari community over whether the metro railway project is viable and can actually see the light of day.
 
A major challenge facing the proposal is Greater Doha’s geology, which can make the ambitious venture difficult to launch. This is the opinion of a prominent Qatari engineer, Yusuf Al [...]