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November 7, 2018 | Main line

SAR launches Riyadh - Jawf overnight service

SAUDI Railway Company (SAR) launched its Riyadh - Jawf overnight passenger service on the North-South Railway on November 7, with the first train scheduled to depart on Wednesday evening.

October 26, 2018 | Middle East

Greenbrier and Saudi Railway Company to form Joint Venture

GREENBRIER and Saudi Railway Company (SAR) announced on October 26 that they have reached an agreement to form a joint venture (JV) to “execute railway projects and supply wagons for profitable growth of the Saudi freight rail market,” with a projected investment of Riyal 1bn ($US 266.6m).

October 18, 2018 | Middle East

Contract awarded for Riyadh metro airport extension

ARRIYADH Development Authority has awarded the FCC-led Fast consortium a contract to build a 1.5km extension of Riyadh metro Line 4 to serve King Khalid International Airport.

October 4, 2018 | Middle East

Qatar Rail orders additional trains for Doha metro

QATAR Rail announced on October 4 that it has awarded Kinki Sharyo a contract to supply 35 additional trains for the Doha metro network, taking the total fleet to 110 sets.

September 25, 2018 | Main line

First section of Israel’s A1 Link opens

THE first section of Israel’s A1 Link between Jerusalem’s Navon station and Ben-Gurion airport was opened to passenger traffic on September 25, two days later than expected.

September 25, 2018 | Middle East

Saudi Arabia inaugurates Haramain high-speed line

KING Salman of Saudi Arabia officially inaugurated the Haramain high-speed line in a ceremony at Jeddah station on September 25.

September 24, 2018 | Light Rail

Design tenders invited for Haifa - Nazareth tram-train line

CROSS Israel Highway, which is overseeing the construction and operation of a 43km interurban tram-train line between Haifa and Nazareth, has invited tenders for project designer and design assurance consultant for the line.

September 24, 2018 | Middle East

First Alstom Dubai metro train set for November delivery

THE chairman of Dubai Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), HE Mattar Al Tayer, visited Alstom’s plant in Katowice in Poland last week for a test run on one of the first Alstom Metropolis trains for the Dubai metro.

September 21, 2018 | Metros

Flow consortium, led by Ansaldo STS, awarded $US 2.9bn Riyadh Metro contract

ARRIYADH Development Authority (ADA) has awarded the Flow consortium, led by Ansaldo STS and including Italian State Railways (FS) and Alstom Transport, a Rials 10.9bn ($US 2.9bn) operation and maintenance services contract for Lines 3, 4, 5 and 6 of the Riyadh Metro network currently under construction in Saudi Arabia.

August 31, 2018 | Financial

Israel Railways reports first half operating loss

ISRAEL Railways (IR), which published its first half results on August 30, recorded an operational loss of Shekels 13.2m ($US 3.6m) in the first half of 2018, with a total loss Shekels 11.5m. Revenue was up 3% from Shekels 1.205bn in 2017 to Shekels 1.245bn.

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