Middle East railway industry news
Latest railway industry news from the Middle East, including operations, infrastructure, rolling stock and policy.
Oman – UAE railway project developer established
ASIA: National railway project promoters Oman Rail and Etihad Rail have agreed to establish equally-owned Oman-Etihad Rail Co to design, develop and operate a mixed traffic railway connecting the port of Sohar to the UAE’s developing network.
Etihad Rail signs agreements with Alstom, SNCF, Progress Rail and Thales
UAE: Etihad Rail has signed memoranda of understanding with SNCF International, Alstom, Progress Rail and Thales at InnoTrans, aiming to support economic development by driving the growth of the rail industry in the UAE and the region.
Local production included in Cairo metro train order
EGYPT: The National Authority for Tunnels has formally awarded a joint venture of Hyundai Rotem and National Egyptian Railway Industries Co a US$563·2m contract to supply 40 trainsets totalling 320 cars to increase capacity on Cairo metro lines 2 and 3.
UK and Israel sign MoU to share transport expertise
INTERNATIONAL: The UK’s Department for Transport and Israel’s Ministry of Transport & Road Safety have signed a memorandum of understanding to share expertise on large scale rail projects, which DfT said could lead to ‘fresh business opportunities and potential new jobs’.
Locomotives and wagons delivered to Etihad Rail
UAE: Etihad Rail has begun taking delivery of 38 locomotives and 842 wagons as part of plans to provide a freight capacity of more than 60 million tonnes per year on the future national railway network.
Talgo to consider Egyptian rolling stock factory
EGYPT: The Ministry of Transport, the National Egyptian Railway Industries Co joint venture and Talgo have agreed to study the feasibility of developing a domestic passenger rolling stock factory.
Talgo awarded Egyptian night train contract
Egyptian electric train equipment ordered
Saudi Arabia Railways invites bids to supply next generation inter-city trains
Makkah metro communications upgraded for Hajj operations
Etihad Rail awards track inspection vehicle contract
Electric railway opened to serve Cairo’s new cities
Hedjaz Railway-inspired trams planned in AlUla
Etihad Rail awards UAE passenger train contract
Cairo Metro Line 4 ticketing and telecoms contract awarded
Egyptian rolling stock localisation agreement signed
Cairo monorail ticketing contract awarded
Egyptian electric railway project contract signed
Tel Aviv Green Line light rail contract awarded
Jerusalem tram delivery
Cabinet approves Egyptian railway financing agreements
Haifa – Nazareth interurban light rail invitations to tender issued
Egyptian Talgo train delivered
Riyadh metro connectivity contract