Editing Transport in Qatar (section)

== Railways ==
 
In August 2008, [[Qatar Investment Authority|Qatari Diar Real Estate Investment]] created a joint venture with [[Deutsche Bahn]] of Germany, Qatar Railway Development Company to plan a railway network in Qatar.<ref>{{cite magazine | url=http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/single-view/view//db-to-develop-qatar-rail-plan.html | title=DB to develop Qatar rail plan | magazine=[[Railway Gazette International]] | date=2008-08-29 | access-date=2008-08-30 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110810135409/http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/single-view/view/db-to-develop-qatar-rail-plan.html | archive-date=2011-08-10 }}</ref>
On 22 November 2009, Deutsche Bahn and Qatari signed a memorandum of Agreement to build high-speed railway lines and underground transport networks in Qatar and Bahrain.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091122/wl_mideast_afp/germanyqatarbahrainrailcontractcompanydeutschebahn |title=Deutsche Bahn inks lucrative contract in Qatar |publisher=Yahoo News |date=2009-11-22 |access-date=2009-11-22 }}{{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref>Qatar railway moves forward ''[[Railway Age]]'' January 2010 page 7</ref> This agreement has never been executed.
The Qatar Railways Development Company (QRDC) was created in 2011, and soon after it was decided that [[Qatar Rail]] would be the sole owner and manager of Qatar's rail network and would be responsible for the design, construction, commissioning, operation and maintenance of the entire rail network and systems. However,

Qatar Rail consists of:

* [[Doha Metro]] (Contract awarded for civil works, Rolling Stocks and Systems).
* [[Lusail LRT|Light rail transit]] for Lusail (the other LRT systems in Doha, namely for Education City and Hamad International Airport are managed outside Qatar Rail.
* Long Distance.

The total length of the Qatar Rail network consists of approximately: 
* 750&nbsp;km of track
* 100 stations for both passenger and freight<ref name="test">[http://www.qr.com.qa/ Qatar Rail] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120115043903/http://www.qr.com.qa/ |date=2012-01-15 }}.</ref>

=== Doha Metro ===
In June 2013, Qatar Rail awarded four design and build contracts worth approximately $8.2 billion for phase one of the Doha metro. The project included four rail lines and an underground section in the center of the capital Doha, and links to stadiums for the [[2022 FIFA World Cup]] soccer tournament. The contracts were for the Red Line North project, the Red Line South project, the Green Line project and another one to design and build the metro's major stations. The projects are expected to employ more than 20,000 workers at its peak, construction is scheduled to begin later this year for completion by 2019. Metro construction was originally planned to start in the first quarter of 2010.<ref>{{Cite web | title =Qatar Railways Development Company - Doha Metro Network | work =Projects Monitor | publisher =Zawya | year =2010 | url =http://www.zawya.com/projects/project.cfm/pid220108125606?cc | access-date =2 December 2010 }}</ref>

Doha Metro's [[Red Line (Doha Metro)|Red Line]] became the first line officially opened to the public on 8 May 2019.<ref>{{cite web|title=Qatar rolls out first-ever 'landmark' metro for public|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/05/qatar-rolls-landmark-metro-public-190508104457971.html|publisher=Al Jazeera|date=8 May 2019|access-date=13 December 2019}}</ref> This was followed by the launch of the [[Gold Line (Doha Metro)|Gold Line]] on 21 November 2019,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.railwaygazette.com/transport-and-mobility-projects/doha-metro-gold-line-opens/55206.article|title=Doha metro Gold Line opens|publisher=Railway Gazette International|date=25 November 2019|access-date=13 December 2019}}</ref> and the opening of the [[Green Line (Doha Metro)|Green Line]] on 10 December 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thepeninsulaqatar.com/article/10/12/2019/All-Doha-Metro-lines-open-for-public|title=All Doha Metro lines open for public|publisher=The Peninsula|date=10 December 2019|access-date=13 December 2019}}</ref>

=== Standards ===
* Gauge: {{railgauge|1435 mm}}
* Brakes: Air
* Couplings (freight): TBA
* Electrification: [[25 kV AC railway electrification|25 kV AC]]