Middle East railway industry news
Latest railway industry news from the Middle East, including operations, infrastructure, rolling stock and policy.
Haramain signalling maintenance contract awarded
SAUDI ARABIA: Xrail Group has been awarded a seven-year contract to undertake corrective and preventive maintenance of the ETCS Level 2 signalling and technical buildings on the Haramain High Speed Rail line, acting as subcontractor to Siemens Mobility.
Convertible trams enter service as Msheireb Downtown Doha tramway opens
QATAR: A 2·12 km circular tramway in the Msheireb Downtown Doha district of the capital opened at the end of December.
Ministers inaugurate Tel Aviv – Jerusalem through service
ISRAEL: To mark the start of regular electric through services between Tel Aviv Hahagana and Jerusalem Navon via the A1 fast line on December 21, Israel Railways operated its first passenger-carrying train on December 18.
Etihad Rail heads northeast as Package D awarded
UAE: National railway developer Etihad Rail has awarded the fourth major contract for its Stage Two expansion programme to a joint venture of China Railway Construction Corp and local partner National Projects & Construction.
Haramain launches Jeddah airport service at 300 km/h
SAUDI ARABIA: High speed services to and from Jeddah airport were launched on December 11.
South African company joins the global supply chain with TMH contract
EGYPT: The TMH International subsidiary of Russian rolling stock manufacturing group Transmashholding has awarded South African company SME Exports a contract to supply 800 heating, ventilation and air-conditioning systems for coaches ordered by Egyptian National Railways.
Wabtec delivers locomotives to Egypt
Mianeh – Bostanabad line inaugurated
Saudi Railway Co and Russian Railways to co-operate
Etihad Rail awards Stage 2 systems & integration contract
Prototype Egyptian coaches unveiled by TMH
Egyptian locomotive renewal programme underway
Consortium selected to build Tel Aviv loop line
Condition-based maintenance in the desert
Tehran – Ankara passenger service relaunched
Cybersecurity firm raises seed funding
Talgo signs Egyptian co-operation agreement
Higher capacity double-deck coach on test
Motorola wins Israel Railways communications contract
Etihad Rail awards Abu Dhabi – Dubai construction contracts
Bombardier to supply 74 more double-deck coaches to Israel
AŽD Praha awarded turnout monitoring contract
ENR orders 160 km/h Talgo trainsets
Saudi Railway Co ETCS certified