Rail services · Qatar

Rail services in Qatar

Road-rail plant with certified operators, road-rail operators and rail training for your projects in Qatar: Doha, Al Rayyan, Al Wakrah.

The rail network in Qatar

Understanding the ground before we mobilise

Network of about 76 km, standard gauge (1,435 mm), almost fully electrified. Infrastructure and operations: Qatar Rail.

Doha metro (three lines) opened in 2019, Lusail tramway, long-distance line project towards Saudi Arabia.

GROUPE ARROUGÉ studies jobs in Qatar case by case: road-rail MEWPs and excavators shipped by road or sea with their certified operators, operators provided on long-distance assignment, training of local teams with AK FORMATION, as a subcontractor to French companies or in partnership with local players.

Our road-rail plant is built for 1,435 mm standard gauge, the gauge in use in Qatar; approval by the infrastructure manager is confirmed during the study.

Road-rail MEWP working at night in a railway tunnel

The three main cities

Doha, Al Rayyan and Al Wakrah

Doha

Doha metro, Msheireb station

Al Rayyan

Green line of the metro towards Al Riffa

Al Wakrah

southern terminus of the Red line

Our services in Qatar

What we provide

Road-rail MEWP

Electric and diesel road-rail elevating work platforms for overhead line, tunnels, signalling and structures.

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Road-rail excavator

Road-rail excavators with track attachments: earthworks, laying and removal, handling of sleepers and rails.

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Road-rail operator

Certified drivers provided on your own machines, by day or by night.

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Rail training

AK FORMATION sessions: SECUFER, ASP, road-rail operation, overhead-line authorisations, first aid.

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Frequently asked questions

Working in Qatar

Can you work in Qatar with your road-rail plant?

Yes, subject to study: road-rail MEWPs and excavators are shipped by low-loader, container or ro-ro with their certified operators. Lead times, customs formalities and local approval are built into the quote.

Which track gauge in Qatar?

The network in Qatar is standard gauge (1,435 mm), the gauge our road-rail plant is built for.

Can you train teams in Qatar?

Yes. AK FORMATION designs in-house sessions in French or English, on site in Qatar or in France: rail safety, road-rail MEWP and excavator operation, overhead-line work, first aid.

Do you work with local companies in Qatar?

Yes. We work as a subcontractor to French or European companies engaged in Qatar, and in partnership with local companies: provision of plant and operators, technical support, training.