Phase One will focus on a segment extending 29 km to 31 km.
Tenders for Bahrain metro by mid-2021
01 March 2020
Bahrain will be issuing a global tender for the multi-billion-dollar metro project within the next 18 months, said the kingdom’s Transportation and Telecommunications Minister Kamal Ahmed.
The estimated cost for Phase One of this ambitious project is around BD500 million to BD600 million ($1.32 billion to $1.58 billion), said the minister while addressing MPs during a parliamentary session.
Initial studies for the massive project began in 2015 and the finalised financial model for the project is expected to be completed this month and will be referred to the government.
“We have launched a roadshow for the project and we already have had offers from many international companies that are ready to fund this project but we are waiting for approval from the government,” said Ahmed. “In the coming six to eight months, we will receive the go-ahead from the government with regard to the financial model which will allow us to work on the specifications and tender papers to launch an international tender within 18 months.
Phase One of the project will focus on a segment extending 29 km to 31 km out of the total 109 km line. The project will also feature 20 stations across Bahrain and on two lines.
“I want this project to see the light because simply expanding the roads as we have been doing isn’t a solution. We have spent more than BD1 billion in the last 10 years on road expansion and the traffic hasn’t reduced so the metro is the only way forward,” stated the minister.
He also highlighted the importance of positioning stations at key and vital locations frequented by many people such as malls, markets and universities, among others.
The overall project is expected to be implemented in four phases, and will feature six lines with electric driverless trains capable of carrying 43,000 passengers per hour to stations spread across the country.
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