Qatar Rail
| Qatar Railways Company
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| legal form | |
| founding | 2009 |
| Seat |
Doha , Qatar
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| management | Saad Ahmed Al Muhannadi ( CEO ) |
| Branch | Transport / logistics |
| Website | http://www.qr.com.qa/ |
The Qatar Railways Company ( QRail for short ) is a railway company in the Emirate of Qatar that is currently being established . At the end of 2009, Deutsche Bahn received the order to set up a 325-kilometer rail network for passenger and freight traffic in Qatar . This includes:
- The Doha Metro with four lines in the capital Doha ; Length 300 km, 98 stations a. A. Connection to Hamad International Airport
- The Lusail light rail north of the capital Doha
- High-speed line from the capital Doha via its airport to Bahrain ; Length 180 km, top speed 350 km / h with a station at the University of Qatar
- Passenger route to Saudi Arabia ; Length 100 km, top speed 200 km / h
- another 325 km of routes for mixed freight and passenger traffic
Operations were originally scheduled to start in 2016/2017. The projects are now expected to be fully implemented by 2030.
The Qatar Railways Development Company (QRDC), founded on November 22, 2009 and based in Qatar, was entrusted with building the infrastructure and organizing it. Initially, the shareholders were the state investment company Qatari Diar with 51% and Deutsche Bahn AG. The latter, however, sold its shares in 2012. DB International continues to oversee the implementation of the project.
The investment volume is 17 billion euros .
Saad Ahmed Al Muhannadi has been the new CEO since July 2011 .
literature
- DB builds rail lines in Qatar. In: Eisenbahn-Revue International. 1/2010, p. 28, ISSN 1421-2811 .
- Our know-how is in demand worldwide. Interview with Head of Railway Grube In: mobil . 1/10 p. 39, ISSN 0949-586X .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Deutsche Bahn: Bahn is the exclusive partner in a billion-euro project in Qatar . Press release. November 22, 2009 ( deutschebahn.com ).
- ↑ qr.com.qa accessed on July 16, 2016.
- ^ Deutsche Bahn (May 16, 2012): Strategic partnership in Qatar restructured. ( Memento from September 8, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Deal with Qatar: Deutsche Bahn wins 17 billion euro contract. In: Spiegel-Online November 20, 2009.
- ^ Qatar Railways Development Co founded. In: Railway Gazette . November 23, 2009.
- ↑ HaRakevet. 109, June 2015, p. 18 (109: 08, E).
- ↑ ameinfo.com. ( Memento from August 31, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
Web links
- Website Qatar Railways Company (English)