Rail in the Middle East
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Gulf rail comes of age
The opening of the $28bn Dubai Metro on 9 September is a defining moment for the region’s transport sector. Dubai’s flagship infrastructure project marks the beginning of an era of long-term investment in rail transport across the region; one that will provide a step change in the quality of communications between and within the region’s rapidly growing cities.
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Rail in the Middle East: MEED List
Six key figures behind the development of Gulf rail.
Rail back in the spotlight in North Africa
With governments seeking to improve their industrial infrastructure and develop tourism, rail investment is rising again in North Africa.
The $25bn light rail boom
The opening of the Dubai Metro on 9 September heralds the start of a new era for urban mass transit in the Arabian Peninsula.
Jordan - Building a regional hub with rail
Jordan is one of the region’s more unassuming rail markets but Amman hopes rail can establish the country as a new trade hub.
Riyadh makes up for lost time with rail
Saudi Arabia has launched one of the largest and most ambitious rail construction programmes ever undertaken.
Rail emerges from the shadows in GCC
Rail transport in the GCC has lagged behind road and air. But a wave of huge railway projects is set to transform the region’s economy.
GCC railway: Dispelling doubts down the line
The GCC railway is the most ambitious joint project the region has ever attempted. It will take more than money to make it happen.
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