Qatar Rail has announced that the green line Doha Metro services between Education City and Al Riffa will be 'affected' tomorrow from 3:00 PM to 9:00 PM. This temporary closure is due to a planned "Watan" joint security exercise.
In a social media post, Qatar Rail said: "On November 16 from 15:00 to 21:00, Green Line Metro services between Education City and Al Riffa will be affected by a planned 'Watan' joint security exercise in collaboration with the Safety & Security Operations Committee at Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy."
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Doha Metro service update. <br>Thank you for your understanding. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DohaMetro?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#DohaMetro</a> <a href="https://t.co/OCjhqLGJ6D">pic.twitter.com/OCjhqLGJ6D</a></p>— Doha Metro & Lusail Tram (@metrotram_qa) <a href="https://twitter.com/metrotram_qa/status/1460102735773290498?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 15, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
Qatar Rail also mentioned that the metro services on the rest of its network will continue to run normally.
In a press conference held recently, organising authorities stated that 'Watan' will demonstrate Qatar's readiness to host the highly-anticipated FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.
The country will host the three-day joint security exercise with the participation of 13 countries and as many as 28 military, civil, organisational and service authorities will also be a part of the event.
The joint exercise will be conducted at multiple sites in the country. This includes competitive facilities for the championship and non-competitive facilities and a number of public, vital and tourist facilities on land and at sea.
