Other cities of the middle east

The urban rail transport is also one of the choices made by other Middle Eastern cities. For example, the Government of Bahrain includes the construction of an extensive network of public transport of about 184 kilometres long, which consists of a monorail, two bus lines, two light rail lines and a tram.

he urban rail transport is also one of the choices made by other Middle Eastern cities. For example, the Government of Bahrain includes the construction of an extensive network of public transport of about 184 kilometres long, which consists of a monorail, two bus lines, two light rail lines and a tram.

On the other hand, Saudi Arabia is pursuing a strong development of its network of urban rail transport in order to improve connections and facilitate the lives of citizens (see issue number 5 of the Mafex corporate magazine www.magazine.mafex.es ). The Riyadh Metro is an ambitious project that will lead to 6 lines, 176.4 km long in total and an investment of 22,500 million dollars. We must also highlight the metro projects in Jeddah and Mecca.

In the case of Oman, this country is considerably at the back of the rest of the Middle East. Today, most of the population is moving with their own private cars. Oman has now carried out the first bus line and is also managing and coordinating taxi services. Although there is no firm project, various international railway conference are addressing the need for an urban rail transport that connects the city via a tramway.

Por otro lado, Arabia Saudí está llevando a cabo un fuerte desarrollo de su red de transporte urbano ferroviario con el fin de mejorar las conexiones y facilitar así la vida de los ciudadanos (ver número 5 de la revista Mafex www.magazine.mafex.es). El metro de Riad es un ambicioso proyecto con el que se van a construir 6 líneas con 176,4 km de longitud en total y una inversión aproximada de 22.500 millones de dólares. Destacan, también, losproyectos de metro en Jeddah y Meca.

En el caso de Omán, este país se encuentra bastante más retrasado que el resto de los países de Oriente Medio. A día de hoy la mayoría de sus habitantes se mueve con sus coches privados. Actualmente se ha llevado a cabo la primera línea de autobús y se está gestionando los taxis. A pesar de que no hay ningún proyecto en firme, en diferentes conferencias ferroviarias internacionales se habla de la necesidad de disponer de un transporte ferroviario urbano que conecte la ciudad a través de un tranvía.