Engineering firm Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has bagged a contract worth US$161.5mn in Saudi Arabia for construction work on Riyadh Metro lines
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Alstom to extend Algerian tramway line
French transport services provider Alstom and three partners will extend a portion of a tramway line in Algeria
Siemens ships out three-car tram to Doha
German engineering company Siemens Rail Systems has shipped out a three-car tram to Doha, as part of its contract with the Qatar Foundation to supply 19 Avenio trams for Qatar?s Education City
Haramain rail network given electrical connectivity
Saudi Arabia?s Haramain High-Speed Railway network has been given power connectivity through overhead electrical lines, following which a train has also been tested on the line
Tunnelling work begins on Riyadh Metro project
Tunneling has begun on Line 1 of Riyadh Metro, touted to be the country?s first underground rail system and one of the largest in the world