Damascus completes metro review

14 September 2010

Governorate reviewed the feasibility study and financing for the next stage of the project

The Governorate of Damascus is expected to announce the funding plans for the $1.6bn Green line of Damascus metro after finishing its review of the feasibility study for the project.

The Higher Economic Committee, part of the Damascus governorate, has also now finished reviewing the recommendations of how to finance the next part of the project, which involves the concept and preliminary design for the Green line. A decision on financing was originally expected in March (MEED 17:3:10).

France’s Systra carried out the feasibility study for the Green line of the metro between 2007 and 2009 together with the Governorate of Damascus

France’s Systra carried out the feasibility study for the Green line of the metro between 2007 and 2009 together with the Governorate of Damascus. The feasibility study was funded by the European Investment Bank (EIB) and involved deciding the alignment for the Green line, where to build the stations and how to finance the project.

The Green line will be 16.5km and will run southwest-northeast across Damascus from Moadamiyeh to Qaboun. It will have 17 stations. The Green line is the first of four lines that will comprise an eventual 52km metro network around the city.

Syria is also planning to spend $1bn by 2020 on developing its railway network.  The investment includes rehabilitating about 1,450 kilometres of railway lines and building eight new lines comprising 1,350km.

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