Doha Metro
The Doha Metro (project name: Doha Metro ) is a rail-bound local transport system under construction in the Qatari capital Doha . In 2019, part of the red and green lines opened.
The Qatar Railway Authority, Qatar Rail , has awarded the operation and maintenance of the Doha Metro, as well as the Lusail light rail , to RKH Qitarat for 20 years. RKH Qitarat is a consortium of the Hamad Group (51%) and the internationally operating French transport groups Keolis and RATP Dev (49%).
Concept study
Inspired by the corresponding metro systems in the neighboring Gulf cities in the United Arab Emirates , the Dubai metro , which is already in motion, and the Abu Dhabi metro, which is in the planning stage , the Qatari Ministry of Transport conducted a feasibility study to determine whether a metro would also make sense for Doha.
The key data clearly spoke in favor of such a system: the settlement area, which is expanding further and further north on the coast through urbanization projects such as Lusail City , while at the same time continuing settlement densification in the hinterland, will grow to a Doha settlement cluster of at least 1 million inhabitants by 2020.
The first ideas of the concept study were to build a metro with a total of 85 kilometers in length; of which a route along the east coast to the north, a high-speed route to, among other things, Doha Airport , a goods transport route for the commercial zones and a route of a more S-Bahn-like light rail system. Above all, the Doha metro is intended to connect the widely spaced suburbs of Doha and new development areas such as Lusail, Education City and West Bay.
Role as a building block in the Qatar rail project
According to the latest plans, the Doha Metro is an integrated part of the overall rail plan for Qatar. DB International , a subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn AG , was commissioned to develop a rail system for freight and passenger traffic for the peninsula. It is planned to connect Qatar to the rail network of Saudi Arabia in the south and a high-speed connection via the pier planned to the west to Bahrain . In the more densely populated areas in the Doha area, there should be developments in the area. The integrated system thus consists of around 350 kilometers of long-distance routes, including freight traffic, and a further 300 kilometers of S-Bahn (Light Rail System) routes in the more densely populated region, 85 kilometers of which are metro routes, some in tunnels in the Doha metropolitan area. After the FIFA World Cup 2022 has been awarded to Qatar, the Doha metro and the light railway system will be of particular importance, as each of the twelve World Cup stadiums will have a rail connection.
Project progress
In July 2011, the Ministry of Transport put the first phase of the $ 150 billion Qatar riyal metro project out to tender. It comprises 22 kilometers of tunnels and 15 tunnel stations. 60 international consortia have applied for the contract. However, in October 2011 it was announced that the process would be delayed until the fourth quarter of 2012 in order to develop even more precise plans. The commissioning of the metro targeted by the client tended to take place in 2017, with a connection to the planned railway lines on the mainland as early as possible.
In 2013, contracts for the design and construction of the Doha Metro were awarded with a total value of $ 30 billion Qatari riyals:
| scope | Details | value | Consortium / Joint Venture |
|---|---|---|---|
| Planning and construction of the red line (north) (tunnel section) |
2 × 13 km tunnel 7 stations |
8 billion Qatari riyals | Salini- Impregilo (Italy), SK Engineering and Construction (South Korea), Galfar al Misnad (Qatar) |
| Planning and construction of the red line (south) (tunnel section) |
2 × 13.8 km tunnel 6 stations |
8 billion Qatari riyals | Qatari Diar Vinci Construction (QDVC) (Qatar), GS Engineering & Construction Corporation (South Korea), Darwish Engineering (Qatar) |
| Planning and construction of the green line (tunnel section) |
2 × 16.6 km tunnel 8 stations |
8 billion Qatari riyals |
Porr Group (Austria), Saudi Binladin Group (SBG) (Qatar), Hamad Bin Khalid (HBK) Contracting (Qatar) |
| Planning and construction stations Msheireb and Education City |
up to 42 m depth | 4 billion Qatari riyals | Samsung C&T (South Korea), Obrascón Huarte Lain (OHL) (Spain), Qatar Building Company (Qatar) |
| Planning and construction of the red line (south) (above-ground route) |
6.97 km 3 stations |
506 million euros |
Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas (FCC) (Spain) Archirodon (Greece), Yüksel (Turkey), Petroserv Ltd (Qatar) |
| Planning and construction golden line |
2 × 16 km tunnel 13 stations |
3.2 billion euros | Aktor ( Ellaktor ) (Greece) Yapi Merkezi (Turkey), STFA (Turkey) Larsen & Toubro Construction (India) Aljaber Engineering (Qatar) |
| Project management and supervision |
Phase 1 | $ 234 million | Systra and Parsons Brinckerhoff |
| System technology, vehicles, and track construction as well as maintenance |
Phase 1 | 400 billion yen |
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries , Mitsubishi Corporation , Hitachi , Kinki Sharyō , and Thales Canada Inc. |
21 Herrenknecht tunneling machines are to be used in the construction of the tunnel sections .
At the beginning of 2014 the contract for the construction of the southern section of the Red Line was awarded as well as an order for project monitoring.
At the end of April 2014, the contract for the construction of the Golden Line was awarded to a joint venture led by Aktor (a company in the Ellaktor Group from Greece).
In February 2015, a consortium led by Mitsubishi was commissioned with the planning, delivery and implementation of the track construction, the system technology and the 75 trains, as well as with 20 years of maintenance of the system. The driverless metro system went into operation in October 2019 [obsolete] .
Route network
The first phase of the Doha Metro route network should be completed in 2019:
The route of the Golden Line (Golden / Historic Line) runs underground in an east-west direction between the Villagio Mall and the northern end of the runways at what is now Doha International Airport. The Green / Education Line begins in the west at Al Rayyan Stadium, runs first above ground and from the Dukhan Highway in the tunnel, past Education City to Msheireb Station. The route of the Red Line (Red Line / Coastal Line) connects the northern with the southern districts. It begins in Lusail City and runs on the surface to behind the site of the Qatar University, after which it passes under the central areas of Doha along the coast in a tunnel. It meets the other lines at Msheireb central station, then swings east to Al Matar Street. South of the runways of the current International Airport there is a branch to the new Hamad International Airport . The main branch of the Red Line passes the depot area after the branch at the surface and then ends north of Al Wakra.
| line | station | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| Golden / Historic Line |
Villagio | western terminus, should not be served in phase 1 |
| Sports City | ||
| Al Waab City | ||
| Al Sadd Stadium | ||
| Al Sadd | ||
| Al Sadd C-ring | ||
| Al Adhawaa | ||
| Msheireb | central transfer station to the Red and Green Line | |
| Doha Souq | ||
| Al Sharq / National Museum | ||
| Airport City North | eastern terminus | |
| Green / Education Line |
Al Rayyan Stadium | western terminus |
| Education City | ||
| Qatar National Library | ||
| Education City / South East | ||
| Al Rayyan / Al Qadeem | should not be operated in phase 1 | |
| Al Rayyan / Al Messila | should not be operated in phase 1 | |
| Al Rayyan / Sports R / A | ||
| Al Rayyan / C ring | ||
| Al Diwan | Transfer to the Red Line | |
| Msheireb | Central transfer station to the Red and Golden Line, provisional terminus | |
| Red / Coastal Line |
Lusail Center | Northern terminus |
| Qatar University | ||
| Lusail Marina / The Pearl | ||
| Cultural Village | should not be operated in phase 1 | |
| Al Wahda | ||
| West Bay Central | ||
| West Bay South | ||
| Al Bidda | ||
| Al Diwan | Possibility to change to the Green Line | |
| Msheireb | central transfer station to the Green and Golden Line | |
| Al Matar / B-ring | ||
| Al Matar / C ring | ||
| Al Matar / D-ring | ||
| Al Matar / E ring | ||
| NDIA Rail Terminal | first station on the junction to the NDIA, possibility of changing to the long-distance train, should not be served in phase 1 | |
| NDIA | Terminal at New Doha International Airport (Hamad International Airport) | |
| Qatar Economic Zone (QEZ) | ||
| Barwa Village | at the branch to the main depot | |
| Al Wakra North | southern terminus |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ 1st construction stage of the Doha Metro in operation. In: db-engineering-consulting.de. DB Engineering & Consult, December 16, 2019, accessed on January 26, 2020 .
- ^ A b Victoire pour Keolis et RATP Dev au Qatar. December 7, 2017, accessed December 11, 2017 (French).
- ↑ thebigprojectme.com: Doha metro bids invited ( Memento from December 27, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) , July 31, 2011, accessed on May 2, 2018
- ↑ arabianbusiness.com: Qatar delays tenders for Doha Metro system , October 18th 2011, access 24 December 2011
- ↑ 3 local firms among 10 winning most contracts in Qatar in 2013. Qatar Tribune, March 29, 2014, accessed April 24, 2014 .
- ↑ $ 8bn Doha Metro phase 1 contracts awarded. TradeArabia, June 5, 2013, accessed April 24, 2014 .
- ^ Mitsubishi Heavy, partners to supply subway system to Qatar. February 19, 2015, accessed February 19, 2015 .
- ^ Qatar Rail Receives a Set of Four New TBMs for Doha Metro. June 4, 2014, accessed September 25, 2014 .
- ↑ € 506m Doha metro Red Line contract awarded. Railway Gazette, March 11, 2014, accessed April 24, 2014 .
- ^ Doha Metro awards $ 700m contract for Red Line. Arabian Business.com, March 11, 2014, accessed April 24, 2014 .
- ↑ FCC to build a line of Doha Metro in Qatar for 506 million euros. March 11, 2014, accessed April 24, 2014 .
- ↑ SYSTRA-Parsons joint venture wins USD 234 mn Qatar Rail contract. (No longer available online.) Bqdoha.com, April 13, 2014, archived from the original on April 24, 2014 ; accessed on May 2, 2018 .
- ↑ Greek-led group signs 3.2 bln eur construction deal in Qatar. Reuters, April 24, 2014, accessed April 25, 2014 .
- ^ Ellaktor lands major Doha metro project. (No longer available online.) Ekathimerini.com, April 25, 2014, archived from the original on April 25, 2014 ; accessed on April 25, 2014 .
- ^ Procurement Announcement. February 18, 2015, accessed February 19, 2015 .
- ^ Doha metro rolling stock and railway systems contract awarded. Railway Gazette, February 20, 2015, accessed February 20, 2015 .
- ↑ Qatar Rail releases detailed route maps for upcoming rapid transit system. December 10, 2013, accessed on May 5, 2014 .
- ↑ Doha Metro Project Map / Route: Metro Network 2022. Retrieved September 25, 2014 (English).
