Doha: The Qatar Railways Development Company has participated in the 7th annual Middle East Rail 2013 Conference, held at Dubai World Trade Centre.
Speaking at the conference, Chief Executive Officer of Qatar Rail Engineer Saad Al Muhannadi gave a comprehensive presentation about Qatar Rail and the progress of the project.
He said the integrated rail system, to be developed and managed by Qatar Rail, will be an essential part of Qatar’s urban infrastructure and to be recognised as one of the most successful, safe and environmentally-friendly railways in the world.
Al Muhannadi said the system will meet the increasing demand of growing population, and will give a huge momentum to the country’s modernisation drive.
On the progress of the project he said, “The delivery of the Qatar Rail Development Programme is progressing at a fast pace. It will not only provide the people of Qatar with an efficient and environmentally-friendly travel option but it will bring greater recognition to Qatar within the global transportation industry.”
He added that the project will be a catalyst of growth across the nation’s economic segments and will create countless investment and economic opportunities, in addition to becoming a platform for exchange of knowledge and development of expertise in manufacturing of locomotives and other related fields.
Topics being discussed include: creating revolutionary rail networks in the Middle East, how the Middle East operators increase ridership andinnovative ICT solutions for GCC railway projects.
QNA
