Airport-to-Seef trains and a Juffair-to-Isa City line will type the backbone of Section One among Bahrain’s deliberate metro, the Transportation and Telecommunications Minister has mentioned, as work begins to arrange the route.
HE Dr Shaikh Abdulla bin Ahmed Al Khalifa mentioned the ministry is working below the venture’s accepted plan and coordinating with related our bodies to finish the route works for the primary stage.
In a written reply to a parliamentary query from MP Lulwa Ali Al Rumaihi, the minister mentioned the metro is predicted to enhance site visitors circulation by including a mass-transit possibility alongside buses. He mentioned it ought to shorten journey occasions, make day-to-day journey simpler for residents and residents, and minimize reliance on personal automobiles as Bahrain strikes in the direction of a extra sustainable public transport system.
He mentioned the Bahrain Metro and the GCC Railway are being managed individually in planning and supply, however with ongoing coordination so the 2 schemes can hyperlink up sooner or later in step with shared nationwide and Gulf targets. He added that progress on one venture wouldn’t instantly have an effect on the opposite.
He mentioned the 2 initiatives are anticipated to scale back congestion on key routes, increase the share of journey by public transport and supply a reliable, long-term community for journey throughout the nation.
The minister mentioned the overall price can not but be set as a result of the ultimate design has not been accomplished and market situations proceed to vary. He mentioned the ultimate determine, and any wanted modifications, will likely be settled as soon as detailed research and designs are accomplished and accepted.
Section One is deliberate to incorporate 20 stations, with two fundamental interchange stops for transfers between the traces, one within the Bahrain Monetary Harbour space and the opposite on the Central Market in Manama, supposed to serve key residential and industrial districts.
