Kuwait Metropolitan Rapid Transit System Project

Defunct subway plan in Kuwait

Kuwait Metropolitan Rapid Transit System Project

Overview
Locale| Kuwait City, Kuwait
Transit type| Rapid transit
Number of lines| 4
Operation
Character| Underground and elevated
Technical
System length| 160 km (99.4 mi)

The Kuwait Metropolitan Rapid Transit System Project was a plan to build a rapid transit network in Kuwait.[1] The project, which had been in the planning stages since the 2000's, was officially cancelled in 2023 due to a lack of funds.[2][3]

## History

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The project was supposed to have been implemented through a public-private partnership (PPP) under the management of the Kuwait Authority for Partnership Projects (KAPP),[1][4] where the government would have owned 10% of the project and raised 50% of the funds through an initial public offer.[1] The remaining 40% would have been held by the private developer.[1]

In 2023, the Supreme Committee of the KAPP decided to cancel the Kuwait Metro project. This decision, ratified by the Authority's Board of Directors and endorsed by Amiri Diwan, was prompted by the project's substantial administrative and financial burdens on public funds, amounting to د.ك 2,152,000, as highlighted by the Audit Bureau.[5][3]

## Routes

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Four lines were planned to be built[6] in five phases, with a total of 160 kilometres (99 mi) with 68 stations.[7][8]

* Line 1: 23.7 km, 19 stations, with a 57.3 km extension
* Line 2: 21 km, 27 stations, with a 16.4 km extension
* Line 3: 24 km, 15 stations
* Line 4: 22.7 km, 17 stations[6]

## See also

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* Transport in Kuwait
* Gulf Railway

## References

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1. ^ a b c d "KAPP - Kuwait Metropolitan Rapid Transit System (KMRT)". DMS Projects.
2. ^ "دشتي لـ الأنباء انتهاء دراسة مشروع المترو وعروض المناقصات له تطرح فبراير المقبل" [Dashti to Al-Anba: The study of the metro project has been completed and tenders for it will be offered next February]. Al-Anba (in Arabic). 24 December 2007. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
3. ^ a b "Financial burdens leading to cancellation of Kuwait Metro". Arab Times. 14 November 2023. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
4. ^ "Kuwait Metropolitan Rapid Transit System (KMRT)". Kuwait Authority for Partnership Projects (KAPP). 2021. Archived from the original on 20 August 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
5. ^ Qasim, Ali (13 November 2023). "إلغاء «مترو الكويت» يكبّد المال العام 2.15 مليون دينار" [Canceling the Kuwait Metro costs public money 2.15 million dinars]. Al Rai (in Arabic). Retrieved 17 March 2024.
6. ^ a b "Emirate finalising ambitious rail plans (with map)". Railway Gazette International: 409. July 2008.
7. ^ "Kuwait metro procurement to begin soon". Railway Gazette International. 21 February 2012. Archived from the original on 23 February 2012.
8. ^ "Planned Kuwait metro to stretch over 160kms and have 68 stations". Kuwait Times. 13 January 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2024.

## External links

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* Kuwait Metropolitan Rapid Transit System Archived 2020-08-20 at the Wayback Machine (government website)

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