Middle East railway industry news
Latest railway industry news from the Middle East, including operations, infrastructure, rolling stock and policy.
Egyptian signalling equipment commissioned
EGYPT: Alstom has installed and commissioned a Smartlock 400GP electronic interlocking, Iconis SCADA and an 11 kV substation at Quseia to cover a 15 km section of the 240 km Beni Suef – Asyut line along the Nile to the south of Cairo.
Etihad Rail tracklaying heads for Dubai
UAE: With work progressing on Stage 2 of the planned 1 200 km national rail network, project promoter Etihad Rail has completed the first section of trackwork for its new line connecting the emirates of Abu Dhabi and Dubai.
Cairo monorail train rolled out in Derby
EGYPT: The first of 70 four-car Innovia 300 driverless monorail trainsets for two lines which are under construction in Cairo has been rolled out at Alstom’s Derby plant in the UK.
Egyptian National Railways awards loco refurbishment contract
EGYPT: Egyptian National Railways has awarded Ukraine’s Nikolaev Locomotive Repair Plant a contract to modernise 55 Adtranz DE2550 diesel locomotives.
Dubai Red Line metro reaches Expo 2020
UAE: The 9 km extension of Dubai’s automated metro network from Al Furjan to the Expo 2020 fairground was opened for revenue service on June 1, in preparation for the delayed start of the world fair being hosted by the emirate.
Test running starts on Tel Aviv Red Line
ISRAEL: Tel Aviv light rail project promoter NTA has started test running with its Chinese-built LRVs on the first section of the Red Line, which is now under construction between Petakh-Tikva and Bat Yam.
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
Support for Israeli section of ‘Gulf to Gulf’ railway
Naxçıvan railway reopening proposed as work starts on Baku link
Dubai’s smarter tram stop saves energy
Saudi Arabia approves merger of railway companies
Turkish tank wagons support Iraqi rail freight revival
Dubai RTA launches metro engineering information platform