Transport in Qatar - Railways

Railways

There are currently no railways in Qatar.

In August 2008 Qatari Diar Real Estate Investment appointed Deutsche Bahn of Germany to plan a railway network in Qatar. On 22 November 2009 Deutsche Bahn and Qatari signed a contract to build high-speed railway lines and underground transport networks in Qatar and Bahrain. The contract creates a new company called Qatar Railways Development Company (QRDC).

The planned metro lines within Greater Doha are for 354 kilometres (220 mi), and the planned national railway is for a total distance of 345 kilometres (214 mi). Construction of the metro, which was originally planned to start in the first quarter of 2010, is planned to begin in 2011 and be completed in 2022.

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