Middle East railway industry news
Latest railway industry news from the Middle East, including operations, infrastructure, rolling stock and policy.
Thales awarded Dubai metro signalling contract
UAE: Dubai metro operating contractor Keolis-MHI JV has appointed Thales to provide corrective maintenance, on-demand enhancements, repairs and spare parts for the signalling and communication systems.
Be’er Sheva light rail planning underway
ISRAEL: The Ministry of Transport & Road Safety’s Infrastructure Planning & Development Administration has held its first meeting to oversee the development of a light rail line in the city of Be’er Sheva.
First Cairo monorail trainsets delivered
EGYPT: The first two of 70 four-car Alstom Innovia 300 trains for the Cairo monorail project have been delivered to the Egyptian capital.
Keolis-MHI takes over Dubai metro and tram operations
UAE: ‘This is an exciting day for us’, Keolis Group’s International CEO Bernard Tabary told Metro Report International when a Keolis-MHI joint venture took over the operation and maintenance of Dubai’s driverless metro and tram networks on September 8.
Egypt signs contract for ‘Suez Canal on tracks’
EGYPT: A US$4·5bn contract has been signed for the construction of 660 km of ‘modern, safe, and integrated’ mixed traffic electrified railway connecting Ain Sokhna on the Red Sea with Alexandria and Marsa Matrouh on the Mediterranean.
Jerusalem light rail expansion tracklaying begins
ISRAEL: Ceremonial first rails for the expansion of Jerusalem’s light rail Red Line were laid in the presence of Mayor Moshe Lion on August 11.
Egyptian signalling equipment commissioned
Etihad Rail tracklaying heads for Dubai
Cairo monorail train rolled out in Derby
Egyptian National Railways awards loco refurbishment contract
Dubai Red Line metro reaches Expo 2020
Test running starts on Tel Aviv Red Line
Iranian metro train rolled out
Tram tracking and depot management contract awarded
Cfir takes over Jerusalem light rail operations
AfDB backs Egyptian railway modernisation
Etihad Rail to operate 500 trains per year for quarry company
Dubai RTA picks Keolis-led joint venture to operate metro and tram networks
Etihad Rail and Saudi Railway Co sign co-operation agreement
Tehran adds more metro stations
Railway Improvement & Safety for Egypt funding approved
Persian wonder geckos relocated from Etihad Rail route
Delivering coaches from Hungary to Egypt
RATP to operate Cairo light rail line