Qatar: Qatar Railways Co has said construction of the QR130bn integrated railway network project in the country is set to start in May, the Peninsula has reported. The recently formed Qatar Railways Development Co, a 51-49 joint venture between Qatari Diar, represented by QRC and DB International, is the sole entity responsible for developing and integrating the railway network, which will connect the local network to neighbouring countries via the Bahrain-Qatar causeway, to create the region's first fully integrated railway system. "The entire project will be completed by 2026 but the network needed for the World Cup 2022 will be finished by 2020," Eng Geoff Mee, QRC chief business development director, said. [AMEInfo.com]
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