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December 11, 2019 | High-speed

Jeddah airport linked to reopened Haramain high-speed line

THE 6km branch line connecting Jeddah’s King Abudulaziz International Airport to the Medina - Jeddah - Mecca Haramain high-speed line in Saudi Arabia opened on December 11.

December 10, 2019 | Metros

Doha Metro Green Line starts trial operation

TRIAL operation of the Doha Metro’s Green Line started on December 10, which means all three metro lines in the Qatari capital are now in trial operation.

November 26, 2019 | Policy

UIC annual report: 2018 safest year on record

THE International Union of Railways (UIC) has published its annual report on railway accidents, which reveals that accidents and the number of victims on the 27 UIC member railways from Europe and the Middle East which take part, fell by 17% between 2013 and 2018.

November 21, 2019 | Metros

Doha metro Gold Line preview services start

QATAR Rail has launched a preview service for the Gold Line of the Doha metro which runs from Ras Bu Abboud west to Al Aziziyah.

November 19, 2019 | Infrastructure

Israel starts electric test running in Tel Aviv

ISRAEL railways started test running on the newly electrified section between Ben-Gurion Airport and Tel-Aviv Hahagana station on the night of November 16.

October 28, 2019 | Infrastructure

Initial works underway on Israel’s East Line

PREPARATORY earthworks have started on part of Israel’s Shekels 8.5bn ($US 2.4bn) East Line project to reopen a 64km line from Hadera East to Lod.

October 9, 2019 | Infrastructure

Hitachi Rail wins UAE systems and integration contract

ETIHAD Rail, the developer and operator of the UAE’s national railway, has awarded Hitachi Rail STS a Dirhams 1.6bn ($US 436m) systems and integration contract for stage two of the network.

October 3, 2019 | Middle East

Haramain HS services suspended for one month following Jeddah fire

TRAIN services on Saudi Arabia’s 449km Haramain high-speed line linking Medina, Jeddah and Mecca have been suspended following a major fire at Jeddah station.

September 13, 2019 | Middle East

Electra Infrastructures to build new Israeli line

ISRAEL Railways (IR) announced on September 10 that it has selected the Israeli Electra Infrastructures consortium to build the first stage of a new line connecting Rishon Le-Zion with the Tel Aviv - Jerusalem A1 Link.

September 10, 2019 | Middle East

First electric test run between Tel Aviv and Jerusalem

ISRAEL Railways (IR) operated an electric locomotive in Tel Aviv for the first time on September 6, when a Bombardier Traxx unit completed a test run between Tel Aviv Hahagana and Jerusalem Navon stations on the A1 link, the country’s first electrified line.

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