Damascus, - Syrian General Establishment for Railways on Wednesday signed a memo of understanding with Italian Railway to establish a joint company for railway studies with the aim of keeping up with the main and future developments of railway transport in Syria and the region.
The memo, singed by Director-General of General Establishment for Railways George Maqabri and Director- General of Italian State Railways Mario Moreti, includes establishing a joint company of railway studies, the task of which is to implement the planning studies including the expected movement of passengers and goods in the framework of the regional and international transport network.
It also works on developing all the technical and economic studies related to railways, infrastructure and technical systems in accordance with the actual needs in addition to supervising the executive works of the projects.
The two sides also agreed on preparing the studies of the book of technical specifications for railway projects and the specialized studies depending on planning transport through metro and tram networks inside cities and connecting them with outskirts trains.
In a statement to SANA, Transport Minister Yarub Badr considered the importance of signing the memo lies in paving the way to conduct joint studies for the railway projects and railway management in the region, as it also contributes to giving the partnership a chance to enter competitive conditions to implement railway projects in it.
He added that the study of connecting Damascus with Jordan is underway and the Ministry is waiting for the loan to be granted by the European Investment Bank to start implementation works.
The memo, singed by Director-General of General Establishment for Railways George Maqabri and Director- General of Italian State Railways Mario Moreti, includes establishing a joint company of railway studies, the task of which is to implement the planning studies including the expected movement of passengers and goods in the framework of the regional and international transport network.
It also works on developing all the technical and economic studies related to railways, infrastructure and technical systems in accordance with the actual needs in addition to supervising the executive works of the projects.
The two sides also agreed on preparing the studies of the book of technical specifications for railway projects and the specialized studies depending on planning transport through metro and tram networks inside cities and connecting them with outskirts trains.
In a statement to SANA, Transport Minister Yarub Badr considered the importance of signing the memo lies in paving the way to conduct joint studies for the railway projects and railway management in the region, as it also contributes to giving the partnership a chance to enter competitive conditions to implement railway projects in it.
He added that the study of connecting Damascus with Jordan is underway and the Ministry is waiting for the loan to be granted by the European Investment Bank to start implementation works.
source: Daypress
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