Qatar Begins Work on $40bn Rail Projects
Published: March 2nd, 2010
Work has begun on Qatar’s multibillion-dollar metro and ground rail projects, set to be completed in phases until 2016, and central to the emirate’s dreams of hosting the 2022 football World Cup.
The three projects – a metro network within Greater Doha, overground railways covering Qatar, and then links to the rest of the GCC region – are expected to cost as much as $40bn.
Metro rail project will cover a total distance of 354km and the trains will run at speeds of 80 to 160km per hour.
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