By John Lee. Najaf Investment Commission has reportedly signed an initial agreement with a Hong Kong-based company to build a monorail for the city. According to Xinhua, the head of the commission said: “The project will provide an accessible and fast transportation way to the people of the city as well as all tourists.” (Source: […]
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4 Metropolitan Transport Opportunities in Iraq
By Editor on 30th January 2018 in Construction & Engineering In Iraq, Investment, Iraq Public Works News, Iraq Transportation News, Tenders
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 Signs $1.5bn Monorail Contract
By John Lee. French firm Alstom has reportedly signed a $1.5-billion deal with the Iraqi authorities the for the design and construction of a monorail system in Baghdad. Azzaman reports that the contract was signed by Baghdad Governor Salah Abdulrazzaq and Alstom representatives in the Iraqi capital. “The aim of the project is to ease […]
NIC Re-Announces Kerbala Monorail Opportunity
By Editor on 25th February 2012 in Construction & Engineering In Iraq, Iraq Transportation News, Tenders
Iraq’s National Investment Commission (NIC) re-announced on Thursday the details of the new Kerbala Monorail, and invited interested parties to contact them: Length of the line (18 KM) Project Type (Monorail) – High Concrete mono rail of two ways known locally as Kerbala Monorail. Number of stations (20) the distance between each station and another […]
Iraq Seeks Bidders for $450m Kerbala Monorail
By Editor on 23rd January 2012 in Construction & Engineering In Iraq, Iraq Transportation News, Tenders
Bloomberg and Reuters report that Iraq has invited foreign companies to compete for a $450 million monorail project in the southern holy city of Kerbala [Karbala]. The city, 80 km (50 miles) southwest of Baghdad, hosts the shrines of two Shi’ite imams and hosts millions of Shi’ite pilgrims each year at several major religious rites. […]
Investment Opportunity: Karbala Monorail
By Editor on 3rd January 2012 in Construction & Engineering In Iraq, Iraq Transportation News, Tenders
Iraq’s National Investment Commission (NIC) announced on Monday the details of the new Kerbala Monorail, and invited interested parties to contact them: Length of the line (18 KM) Project Type (Monorail) – High Concrete mono rail of two ways known locally as Kerbala Monorail. Number of stations (20) the distance between each station and another […]
Details of Karbala Monorail
By Editor on 19th July 2011 in Construction & Engineering In Iraq, Iraq Transportation News, Tenders
Iraq’s National Investment Commission (NIC) has issued details of a proposed new monorail transport system for the city of Karbala. Project Name: Karbala Monorail General Specifications: Concrete monorail train that goes 6 meters above the medium sideway. Length of the preliminary line: Length of the operating lines: 15 KM The second and third phases to […]
Russian Companies to Build Monorail in Baghdad
A group of Russian companies has been offered the project to build a monorail in Baghdad, according to Aswat al-Iraq. “Baghdad’s Hanging Train [monorail?] project, offered tp Russian companies, is expected to stretch for 25 kms, with a total capacity of 10,000 passengers per hour, through 16 stations, distributed between Baghdad’s two banks of Rusafa […]
Iraq Awards $600m Monorail Contract
Reuters reports that Iraq’s city of Najaf has awarded a Canadian company a $600 million contract to build the country’s first monorail. Anwar al-Haboobi, a member of the Najaf investment committee, told Reuters the project will be only the second of its kind in the Middle East after Dubai. The contract was awarded to TransGlobim […]