doha metro

In a statement, Qatar Rail said 90 percent of tunneling is now complete, with only some 11km of digging to go.

International construction giant OHL – which is part of a joint venture with Samsung and Qatar Building Co. – announced that the consortium’s contract had been terminated in a letter yesterday to the London Stock Exchange.

Finland-based engineering company Kone Corporation announced yesterday it has won a contract to supply 500 items for the Red Line and Gold Line stations.

In a notice published on Instagram, Qatar Rail said the closure would take effect from April 8 to April 20. However, the diversion only began over the weekend, so will likely last several days longer than expected.

Qatar Rail has also unveiled the design for the Lusail light rail transit system (LRT), calling it “Al Mehmel” for being inspired by a traditional Qatari pearl-fishing boat.

Some six tunnel boring machines (TMBs) have been working on the line, with the first beginning in September 2014.