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March 16, 2020 | Policy

Borders close in Europe halting international train services

GERMANY’s decision to close its border with Austria, Switzerland, France and Denmark due to the coronavirus pandemic means that international passenger services to most of these countries have been cancelled.

February 27, 2020 | Locomotives

Progress Rail to supply 38 locomotives for Etihad Rail

ETIHAD Rail has awarded Progress Rail a contract to design, manufacture, test, and deliver 38 EMD locomotives, marking a major expansion from the seven locomotives currently in operation across the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

February 27, 2020 | Metros

Plans for three line Tel Aviv metro network released

ISRAEL’s National Infrastructure Committee has presented plans for a three-line underground metro network in Tel Aviv. The lines would link the Greater Tel Aviv area including Lod, Ramla, and Rehovot in the south, Ra'anana and Kfar Sava in the north, and Petakh-Tikva in the east.

February 20, 2020 | Middle East

New light rail service opens in Doha

Msheireb Properties opened a 2km light rail line in the Mshreireb district of downtown Doha at the end of December. The new line is using hybrid battery-LPG vehicles developed by TIG/m, United States. David Burroughs talks to president Brad Read about the development and application of this technology.

February 6, 2020 | Middle East

Etihad Rail launches construction of line to Saudi border

ETIHAD Rail launched construction works on Package A of the second phase of the pan-Emirates railway, the 139km section to Ghuweifat from the terminus of the existing 264km line to Shah at Ruwais on February 5.

January 31, 2020 | Metros

Kuwait announces details of metro project

KUWAIT’s Public Authority for Roads and Transport (Part) has included details of a planned three-line Kuwait metro in a recently announced construction projects plan, potentially reviving the long-stalled project.

January 24, 2020 | Middle East

Traffic soars on Israel’s extended A1 link to Tel Aviv

TRAFFIC increased by 76% in the first month of operating a through service on Israel’s A1 link between Jerusalem Navon and Tel Aviv Hahagana, without passengers having to change trains at Ben Gurion Airport.

January 15, 2020 | Signalling

Xrail to maintain Haramain signalling

SIEMENS has awarded Xrail a seven-year contract to provide corrective and preventive maintenance services for the signalling systems and technical buildings on Saudi Arabia’s Medina - Jeddah - Mecca Haramain high-speed line.

January 2, 2020 | Middle East

Tram service launched in downtown Doha

MSHEIREB Properties launched a 2km light rail network in the Msheireb district of downtown Doha on December 30, which is improving connectivity between key district locations as well as with Doha’s three metro lines at Central Msheireb metro station.

December 19, 2019 | Infrastructure

Israel officially launches Tel Aviv - Jerusalem A1 electric service

ISRAEL officially launched the introduction of electric train operation on the A1 link between Tel-Aviv Hahagana and Jerusalem Navon on December 18 ahead of the start of the full service on December 21. This follows several weeks of test running.

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