Transport ministry, Qatar Rail ink subsidy deal

Ministry of Transport signs an agreement with Qatar Rail

Ministry of Transport has signed a financial subsidy agreement with Qatar Railways Company (Qatar Rail) pertaining to the operations of the railway transport network in line with best global practices and standards, thus providing high-quality, affordable transportation services to the public, in addition to carrying out works relating to maintaining the railway networks and services to ensure their sustainability.
The event was attended by Minister of Transport HE Jassim Saif Ahmed Al-Sulaiti and Minister of Municipality HE Dr Abdullah bin Abdulaziz bin Turki Al-Subaie, who is the Managing Director and CEO of Qatar Rail.
Ministry of Transport’s Technical Affairs Department Director Sheikh Mohamed bin Khalid Al-Thani and Qatar Rail’s Chief of Corporate Support. Khalifa Hassan Al Jehani, signed the agreement per which the Ministry of Transport will support all the measures that promote public transit demand management, including the railways.