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Article: Light railway developer invites bids.(TRANSPORT: JORDAN)(Jordanian Kuwaiti Infrastructure Development Company)(Brief article)
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- MEED Middle East Economic Digest
- Article date:
- January 16, 2009
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The Jordanian Kuwaiti for Infrastructure Development Company is inviting selected contractors to bid by 10 February for the contract to design and build a light railway connecting Amman and the country's second-largest city, Zarqa.
In total, the rail system will be about 26 kilometres long. It will be a double track using a standard 1,435mm gauge.
There will be two terminals and five stations along the line. The New Zarqa terminal will have a total built-up area of about 50,000 square metres, while the Raghadan terminal in the capital will have a total built-up area of 14,000 sq m. The total built-up area of the five other stations along the route is ...