Gold Line (Doha Metro)
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The Gold Line is a rapid transit line of the Doha Metro. The east-west Gold Line runs through Doha, extending from Ras Abu Aboud Station to Al Aziziya Station over a distance of 32 km.[1] It is part of the Qatar Integrated Rail Project, which is guided by the Qatar National Vision 2030. It was officially opened on 21 November, 2019.[2]
Stations
Station name | Transfers | Opening date | |||||||
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English | Arabic
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Al Aziziyah | العزيزية | 21 November 2019 | |||||||
Sport City | المدينة الرياضية | ||||||||
Al Waab | الوعب | ||||||||
Al Sudan | السودان | ||||||||
Joaan | جوان | ||||||||
Al Sadd | السد | ||||||||
Bin Mahmoud | بن محمود | ||||||||
Msheireb | مشيرب | ||||||||
Souq Waqif | سوق واقف | ||||||||
National Museum | متحف قطر الوطني | ||||||||
Ras Bu Abboud | راس أبو عبود |
Construction
The Gold Line metro project was awarded to a global consortium (Joint Venture Company) of five companies: Aktor S.A from Greece, Larsen & Toubro LTD from India, Yapi Merkezi from Turkey, STFA also from Turkey and Al Jaber Engineering from Qatar.[1]
External links
References
- ^ a b "The Doha Metro Gold Line: A globally challenging Design and Build infrastructure contract". Aktor S.A. April 2014. Archived from the original on 16 September 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
- ^ "Doha metro Gold Line opens". Railway Gazette. 21 November 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2019.