Middle East railway industry news
Latest railway industry news from the Middle East, including operations, infrastructure, rolling stock and policy.Rail skills and innovation collaboration
UAE: A strategic partnership to develop rail sector skills and innovation in the UAE and the wider region has been agreed by Dubai metro and tram operator Keolis MHI and the UK’s University of Birmingham, which has a campus in Dubai.
Easier ticket gates for Paris and Egypt
TICKETING: One of the 1 200 custom-designed ticket gates that Easier is supplying for the Grand Paris Express automated metro project was on show at the Transport Ticketing Global event in London.
Haifa – Nazareth light rail contract winner announced
ISRAEL: The Ministry of Transport & Road Safety and project promoter Trans Israel have selected the Group Three consortium of Alstom, Electra and Minrav for a PPP contract to finance, design and construct the railway systems and rolling stock for the Nofit Light Rail line and operate it for 25 ...
Iran: International connections take shape slowly
Work is progressing on various cross-border rail links as Iranian Railways seeks to strengthen its role as a Eurasian rail hub. Toma Bačić investigates.
Middle East: Visions of an inter-continental corridor
Proposals for the development of an India – Middle East – Europe ‘economic corridor’ were announced at the G20 summit in September 2023, but many questions remain about how the project might be implemented. Raghu Dayal investigates.
Baghdad metro and Najaf – Karbala railway plans announced
IRAQ: The National Investment Commission has begun procurement for two contracts to design, finance, build, operate, maintain and transfer a seven-line metro network in Baghdad and a Najaf – Karbala railway.
Israel Railways places rolling stock orders
Saudi Arabia Railways orders its next generation of inter-city trains
Dubai backs Karachi dedicated freight corridor plan
Czech suppliers target Middle East rail opportunities
Dubai considers elevated pod platoons
Israel plans more railway network expansion
‘Truly unique’ history-inspired tramway to be built in Saudi Arabia
Tel Aviv Green Line project reaches financial close
UIC launches Middle East Regional Competence Hub
Parand metro extension inaugurated
Thales to supply signalling, security and ticketing for Alexandria metro
Metro and monorail testing underway as Cairo network grows
Dubai invites expressions of interest for metro Blue Line
Alexandria metro contract signed
Iranian wagon manufacturer plans European exports
Hydrogen train to be demonstrated in Riyadh
First Desiro HC electric multiple-unit arrives in Egypt
J-Train consortium wins Jerusalem Blue Line tramway contract