Project Update: Middle East & Africa

Current status of key projects in Middle East & Africa

• Jerusalem LRT, Israel

  September 1, 2021
  Expansion of the light rail transit (LRT) system in Jerusalem, Israel.

• Egypt High Speed Rail Project

  September 1, 2021
  Development of a high-speed rail (HSR) line in Egypt.

• Etihad Rail Project, United Arab Emirates (UAE)

  August 1, 2021
  Project description: Development of a 1,200-km railway network which will be part of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Railway Network covering six countries – the Kingdom of Bahrain, the State of Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

• Abu Qir Metrorail Project, Egypt

  August 1, 2021
  The project involves converting Alexandria’s Abu Qir railway into an underground metro system.

• Metro Express LRT, Mauritius

  July 1, 2021
  Expansion of light rail transit (LRT) network in Mauritius.

• Nag Hammadi–Luxor Rail Corridor, Egypt

  July 1, 2021
  Modernisation of the rail corridor connecting Nag Hammadi, a city in Qena Governorate, with Luxor, a key tourism hub.

• Cairo Metrorail project, Egypt

  June 1, 2021
  Expansion and rehabilitation of the metro system in Cairo.

• Kampala–Malaba metre gauge railway project

  June 1, 2021
  Rehabilitation of a metre gauge railway line connecting Kampala, the capital of Uganda, with Malaba, a town in Kenya.

• Tel Aviv Metro Rail System, Israel

  May 1, 2021
  Development of a new metrorail system in Tel Aviv, one of the biggest cities in Israel.

• Cairo–Giza–Beni Suef Rail Corridor, Egypt [free access]

  May 1, 2021
  Modernisation of the Cairo–Giza–Beni Suef double line corridor, a regional rail corridor.

• Salam City–Tenth of Ramadan Electric Rail, Egypt

  April 1, 2021
  The electric train will span 90 km, serve 16 stations, and pass through Cairo’s New Administrative Capital (NAC).

• Dar es Salaam Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), Tanzania

  April 1, 2021
  Expansion of the existing bus rapid transit (BRT) system in Dar es Salaam.

• Tel Aviv LRT, Israel

  March 1, 2021
  Development of a light rail transit (LRT) system in Tel Aviv.

• Kano–Maradi Rail Line

  March 1, 2021
  Development of a rail line connecting Kano, the second largest city in Nigeria, with Maradi, the second largest city in Niger.

• Alexandria Metro, Egypt

  February 1, 2021
  Development of a metro system in Alexandria, Egypt.

• Haifa–Nazareth tram–train line, Israel

  January 1, 2021
  Development of a tram–train line connecting Haifa and Nazareth by 2027.

• Alexandria Light Rail Transit Project, Egypt

  January 1, 2021
  Upgradation of the light-rail transit (LRT) system serving the city of Alexandria.

• Dubai Metro, United Arab Emirates (UAE)

  December 1, 2020
  Expansion of the metro system in Dubai.

• Baghdad Metro (Baghdad Elevated Train- BET), Iraq

  November 1, 2020
  Construction of an elevated metro system in Baghdad.

• Makkah Main Bus Station Project (Phase I), Saudi Arabia

  October 1, 2020
  Development of a bus network in Makkah.