Qatar unveils new vehicle designs

摘要

On 17 April the designs for the planned Doha metro and Lusail tram cars were unveiled by promoter Qatar Railways Company, combining Qatari heritage and culture with modern technology. The metro trainsets are branded Al Faras, after the much-prized Arabian horse breed: 75 three-car sets are on order from Kinki Sharyo in Japan, in a consortium led by Mitsubishi. Each train will have two standard-class cars, and one car split between Gold class and Family class. Almost 100km (62 miles) out of 111km (69 miles) of tunneling for the four-line 164km (102-mile) metro have been completed, and the system is expected to start carrying passengers in late 2019/early 2020.