Italian infrastructure contractor Salini Impregilo’s consortium completes the excavation work for Line 3 of the Riyadh Metro in a ceremony attended by the city’s governor
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Switzerland opens world’s longest, deepest tunnel
The 57km-long, 2.3km-deep Gotthard rail link reflects 20 years of engineering and TBM operations
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Tunnelling complete at Doha Metro 41km Red Line
Tunnelling work on the northern section of Doha Metro’s Red Line, which started in 2014, has been completed, Qatar Rail reportedly said
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Qatar Rail: Doha Metro tunnelling is 85% complete
Overall project completion stands at around 37%, Qatar Rail reportedly confirmed, adding roof slabs are being cast on 17 of the metro’s 37 first phase stations
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Video: 2,000t TBM arrives at Riyadh Metro station
The following video shows the moment when FAST Consortium’s ‘San’ah’ tunnel boring machine broke through at Riyadh Metro’s Salah Al-Din Station
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FAST Consortium announces Riyadh Metro milestone
‘San’ah’ tunnel boring machine (TBM) has arrived at Salah Al-Din Station, marking the completion of 1.2km of its Riyadh Metro Line 5 contract
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Qatar Rail TBMs entered into Guinness Records
Qatar Rail’s work is progressing well, with recent recognition by Guinness World Records for the tunnelling works undertaken on the integrated railway network
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Doha Metro tunnelling on track despite flooding
Qatar Rail relaunches Corniche TBM three months after damage from flooding incident
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Tunnel boring machine breaks through at Msheireb
Qatar Rail has announced the successful breakthrough of the Al Mayeda Tunnel Boring Machine at Doha Metro’s Msheireb station