Qatar Rail Archives

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News

Expats brace for job losses after Qatar Rail, others cut staff

The national rail company's move comes amid reports that more than 1,000 expat staff in Qatar's health sector are set to be laid off. Meanwhile, yet another round of redundancies are expected for those working in the oil and gas industry.

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Life

Some 600,000 people a day expected to use Doha Metro by 2021

Qatar Rail's forecasts suggest that roughly one out of every 10 residents will take a round-trip journey by rail each day, assuming the country’s population growth slows to 5 percent annually over the coming years.

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Life

Congestion builds on Doha’s F-Ring as motorists navigate part-closure (updated)

Qatar Rail has shut a stretch of the new highway from the junction with Al Mater Street/Al Wakrah Road, which is known as Air Force interchange, up to the junction with Najma Street for five days, until Nov. 22.

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Life

F-Ring Road to see partial closures from Monday for Doha Metro works

The stretch of the road around Air Force Interchange will close in two phases until Jan. 11 to enable works on the nearby Red Line Doha Metro project.

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Business

Qatar Rail: Doha Metro’s Mshereib station to be among world’s largest

Speaking to the Supreme Committee of Delivery & Legacy (SCDL), Dr. Markus Demmler, senior director of Qatar Integrated Rail Project, said "rapid progress" was being made on the station.

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Life

Boring machine dismantled after completing Doha Metro tunnel section

Known as the Al Rayyan TBM, the machine dug out more than four kilometers of the Doha Metro Green Line before achieving its final “breakthrough” at Msheireb central station.

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Business

Qatar sets world record for most tunnel boring machines operating at once

The country is currently running all 21 of its massive TBMs, which have been steadily digging underground to make way for the upcoming Doha Metro.

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Companies pitch ways to get passengers to use Qatar’s train stations

Several competing ideas, including high-tech parking lots and high-density mixed-use developments, were on display today at the Qatar Transport Forum, which is giving companies the opportunity to meet local officials.

2 min

Business

Qatar Rail issues tender for first phase of long-distance network

This week, the company invited bids from firms to oversee and manage the first phase of the project, as well as provide design and construction services management.

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