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The Kuwait Metropolitan Rapid Transit System Project is a developing
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network in
Kuwait Kuwait (; ar, الكويت ', or ), officially the State of Kuwait ( ar, دولة الكويت '), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated in the northern edge of Eastern Arabia at the tip of the Persian Gulf, bordering Iraq to the nort ...
. The metro project is currently in the design stage.


Construction

According to MEED in 2021, the metro project is currently in the design stage. It is now a PPP project under the management of the Kuwait Authority for Partnership Projects (KAPP). The government will own 10% of the project and raise 50% of the funds through an initial public offer. The remaining 40% will be held by the private developer. The government Partnerships Technical Bureau was to begin procurement in 2012, using PPP contracts. However, tendering is now scheduled for 2021. A January 2020 article in ''Gulf Business'' outlined that the metro is "to be constructed" with no timeframe given.


Routes

Four lines will be built in five phases, to total 160 km with 69 stations. * Line 1: 23.7 km, 19 stations, +57.3 km extension * Line 2: 21 km, 27 stations, +16.4 km extension * Line 3: 24 km, 15 stations * Line 4: 22.7 km, 17 stations


See also

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Transport in Kuwait As a small country, local transport in Kuwait is largely road-based with one car for every 2.25 people. Bus services make up Kuwait's entire public transport network. There are seven airports in Kuwait, the largest of which and solely allocated for ...
*
Kuwait City Kuwait City ( ar, مدينة الكويت) is the capital and largest city of Kuwait. Located at the heart of the country on the south shore of Kuwait Bay on the Persian Gulf, it is the political, cultural and economical centre of the emirate, ...


References


External links


Kuwait Metropolitan Rapid Transit System
(government website) * Proposed rapid transit {{Asia-rail-transport-stub