QATAR Rail has signed a design-build contract with a consortium led by Impregilo, Italy, for the Red Line North section of the Doha metro network.
The contract covers the construction of the 13km stretch of the...
THE ISRAELI government has reached an agreement over controversial plans to cut the budget for new infrastructure projects, which have been put forward as part of proposals intended to reduce the country's Shekels 39bn ($US...
ISRAEL's national transport, infrastructure and roads safety minister Mr Yisarel Katz has sharply criticised new finance minister Mr Yair Lapid's plans to cut the infrastructure budget, particularly that allocated to rail, as part of efforts...
THE first two of seven locomotives ordered by Etihad Rail from EMD arrived today at Mussafah Port in the United Arab Emirates. The locomotives follow Etihad Rail's first covered hopper wagons supplied by CSR, China,...
THE PCM Group, India, has acquired Rail.One, Germany, bringing to an end the latter's search for a strategic investor. Rail.One specialises in the design and production of concrete sleepers and ballastless track including Rheda 2000...
THE SAUDI cabinet granted approval on March 11 for Jeddah's Riyals 45bn ($US 12bn) transport master plan, which includes the construction of a 108km light metro network.
Preliminary design is nearing completion on the Riyals 32bn...
ETIHAD Rail, the developer and future operator of the United Arab Emirates' railway network, has secured a $US 1.28bn loan to finance Stage One of its inaugural project to build the 264km dedicated freight route...
ISRAEL's transport minister Mr Yisrael Katz has announced on February 11 that the final 60km section of alignment for the new line from Be'er Sheva to the Gulf of Aqaba port of Eilat has been...
TURKEY's Ministry of Transport has awarded Italian State Railways subsidiary Italferr a contract worth around €1.5m to carry out studies into the construction of a new rail link between Ankara and Esenboga International Airport.
The year-long...
Iran is currently engaged in a major programme of railway construction which will significantly improve links with its neighbours. Mr Taleb Zare, acting president and board member of Iranian Islamic Republic Railways (RAI) talks to...
