Qatar pins growth hopes on domestic renewal | Financial Times:
Doha’s newly opened metro system whisks travellers at 100km/h below the gnarly traffic that bedevils the streets of Qatar’s capital.
The Japanese-built carriages serve 13 stations on the part-opened red line, the first of three that will connect the city centre to far-flung suburbs including the new city of Lusail, where the final of the Fifa World Cup will be held in December 2022.
If neighbouring Dubai’s 10-year-old metro is any guide, next year’s opening of the full three-line, 76km Doha network should eventually prove a success and de-clog the road network. For now, however, the carriages serve joyriders rather than commuters.
Doha’s newly opened metro system whisks travellers at 100km/h below the gnarly traffic that bedevils the streets of Qatar’s capital.
The Japanese-built carriages serve 13 stations on the part-opened red line, the first of three that will connect the city centre to far-flung suburbs including the new city of Lusail, where the final of the Fifa World Cup will be held in December 2022.
If neighbouring Dubai’s 10-year-old metro is any guide, next year’s opening of the full three-line, 76km Doha network should eventually prove a success and de-clog the road network. For now, however, the carriages serve joyriders rather than commuters.
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