QATAR Railways, which is responsible for the construction of Doha's 354km four-line metro, has awarded a €506m contract to a consortium led by FCC, Spain, to build a section of the Red Line.

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.

In July Siemens celebrated the signing of a landmark contract that will take its next-generation low-floor LRV to the Middle East. Keith Barrow uncovers the innovations behind the Avenio.

QATAR Railways Company (QRC) signed five contracts worth a total of Riyals 1.48bn ($US 406.6m) on August 12 for preliminary works and project management on Phase 1a of the Doha Metro.

As part of its Vision 2030 scheme, Qatar is embarking on a hugely ambitious railway construction programme ahead of a bid for the 2020 Olympics and the Soccer World Cup which it will host in 2022. Kevin Smith examines the four railway undertakings that make up the Qatar Integrated Railway Project.

GERMAN Rail (DB) has secured an exclusive deal with the recently-formed state-owned Qatar Railways Company that will push forward plans for a €17 billion project to build a railway network in Qatar, and a metro in the capital Doha.