By John Lee. Iraq’s National Investment Commission (NIC) has included four subway and metropolitan rail projects in its list of major strategic projects to be presented during the Kuwait International Conference for Iraq Reconstruction, to be held in Kuwait from 12th to 14th February: 1. Baghdad Metro The project consist of two lines with total […]
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Alstom to Develop Rail Projects in Baghdad, Basra
French company Alstom has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Iraqi government for the development of urban transport in Baghdad and Basra. The MoU was signed during the Franco-Iraqi government authorities meeting, in the presence of Dr.Sami Al Araji, Head of National Investment Commission (NIC) of Iraq and Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne, French Secretary of State. […]
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Baghdad Mayor Discusses Baghdad Metro with French Company
The Mayor of Baghdad, Sabir al-Issawi, met representatives of the French company Sistra [Systra] to discuss the studies and designs for the Baghdad Metro Project, a Mayoralty statement reported on Wednesday, according to Aswat al-Iraq. “The Mayoralty’s Designs Department had prepared over the past few months the detailed dossiers about the transportation problems in Baghdad, […]
Baghdad Metro Project Suspended
A project to build a 22km urban rail network in the Iraqi capital has been put on hold due to a lack of funds, an advisor to the Transport Ministry said on Tuesday. Karim Nouri told AKnews that the cost of the project exceeds this year’s federal budget allocation. The 14-station metro line was intended […]
Alstom’s Baghdad Metro Project to Cost $1.5bn
A five-year project for French engineering group Alstom to build an above-ground urban metro line in Baghdad will cost $1.5 billion [1.8 trillion Iraqi dinars] and be funded by the French government and banks, according to Reuters. The planned line will have capacity to carry 30,000 passengers an hour, will have 22 km (13 miles) […]
France’s Alstom to Head Baghdad Metro Project
Reuters reports that the French engineering group that has signed an outline agreement to build a metro line above Baghdad’s streets is in fact Alstom. Shaker al-Zamili, the head of Baghdad Investment Commission, said on Thursday that Iraqi officials signed a memorandum of understanding with Alstom in France last week. An Alstom spokeswoman in Paris […]
Rail Project to Ease Baghdad Traffic
[Please click here for update] The Iraqi National Rail Company announced on Sunday that under its supervision the urban rail project in the Iraqi capital will be completed in 2013.. According to AKnews, the company’s press secretary, Jawad Kharsani, said the project will be carried out in conjunction with the French company Tharyom (sic) [Iraq […]
Firms Compete for $3bn Baghdad Subway
(Source: Aswat Al Iraq) Eight foreign firms are competing to get the project to build the subway in Iraqi capital’s, the Baghdad mayoralty said on Wednesday. “The total estimated cost of the project will exceed $3 billion,” the mayoralty said in the statement as received by Aswat al-Iraq news agency. It noted that the Baghdad […]
Eight International Companies Compete for Baghdad Metro Project
Eight international companies are competing to win the Baghdad Metro Project and update its studies and designs. It is estimated that the implementation of this project will total roughly 3 billion Dollars
Baghdad Metro Projects on the Go
Baghdad Secretary Saber Al Issawi said that a contract was signed with a French international consultancy company to prepare the EoI requests for Metro Baghdad project – estimated cost ~$3 billion.
What is the Fate of Baghdad Metro?
An Italian Consortium called Iraq Public Company for Projects Implementation is affiliated to the Ministry of Transportation in order to participate in the implementation of the Baghdad Metro project. This follows the same procedure used to establishAl Fao great port. During a meeting between Baghdad Secretary Saber Al Issawi and the Italian Ambassador the company […]
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