Bahrain may seek metro project bids by 2019-end

Bahrain government aims to seek bids from leading construction firms for its ambitious metro railway project during the fourth quarter of 2019, said a report.

The mega project is estimated to cost between $1 billion and $2 billion, reported Al Ayam newspaper citing a transport ministry official.

The project is likely to be built with private participation, it added.

The rail project is part of Bahrain’s Public Transport Masterplan 2030, which has recommended the development of 184 km of transit network comprising six



lines, which is to be implemented in a phased manner by 2030, reported Gulf Daily News, our sister publication,.

The Phase One will have 30 km of elevated track, 20 stations which is likely to include an airport station. It is expected to have a carrying capacity of 43,000 passengers per hour, it stated.

Speaking to the GDN in May, Transportation and Telecommunications Minister Kamal Ahmed had said that Bahrain’s light rail project will reach a key stage when a tender is issued for a transaction adviser for the project in the second half of the year.