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The Mena Rail Report 2011
MEED, May 2011, Pages: 81
A comprehensive outlook and review of one of the most exciting and fastest-growing rail markets in the world.
The Mena Rail Report 2011 lays out the strategy behind more than $250bn of planned investment in the regional rail sector, together with key project details and client contact information.
The Middle East and North Africa is currently one of the world’s fastest growing markets for rail. According to detailed plans set out by both governments and rail operators, the region’s mainline rail network is set to almost double in size over the coming decades, while metro, tram and monorail track lengths will increase tenfold. In all, there are plans to build more than 30,000km of mainline routes and more than 3,000km of metro, tram and monorail lines. The Mena Rail Report 2011, demonstrates what governments across the region are investing in and why.
With an in-depth review of rail projects across the Middle East, North Africa and the Levant, this Mena Rail report lays out the strategies behind more than $250bn of planned investment set out by governments and rail operators in the regional rail sector together with key project details and client contact information. “More than half of that figure would be spent in the Gulf, where the six GCC states together with Iran and Yemen have between them discussed projects worth some $145bn” says Edward James, Head of MEED Insight.
“The two main motivations for the investments are to improve the logistics infrastructure of the countries as they strive to diversify their economies away from their current reliance on the oil and gas sector, and a need to make urban transport more efficient in the rapidly growing cities” says Edward. “There is also a political dimension to some of the rail spending, in particular in the Gulf where the plans for the GCC Railway are an integral part of the project to enhance the economic and political ties between the six member states.”
According to the report, the need for improved freight transport is playing a central role in many of the first schemes to move ahead because governments are seeking more efficient ways of connecting inland mines with export ports. Among the major freight lines being built are the North-South line in Saudi Arabia, the Shah-Ruwais line in Abu Dhabi, the new national network in Jordan and the 800km line in Libya from Wadi Shati, where there are significant iron ore deposits, to the coastal town of Misurata.
In addition to essential insight into 21 markets across North Africa, the Levant and the Gulf, the Mena Rail Report 2011 highlights the opportunities and technical challenges involved with building high-speed rail lines deep in to the desert. The Mena Rail Report 2011 contains many exclusive tables, graphs and charts, including: data on high-speed intercity. inner-city, metro and tram passenger services and projects, contact information for the principal clients, list of key projects being developed for improving freight transport and much more.
The Mena Rail Report 2011 is essential for all those seeking to capitalise on the opportunities emerging in one the world’s fastest growing rail markets.
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