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A groundbreaking ceremony was held last October for a key interchange station at Msheireb that will be the hub of the Doha metro network.

The station is being built as part of Msheireb Properties’ landmark Msheireb Downtown Doha regeneration project.

The Qatar Integrated Railway Project covers four metro lines in Doha, tram routes in West Bay and Lusail, a high-speed line and dedicated freight railways.

Last August, Qatar Rail signed five contracts totalling QR1.48bn for work on the first phase of the metro, which covers 129 route kilometres including the Red, Green and Gold lines. Phase 1 is due to open in ‘the fourth quarter of 2019’, well ahead of the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

The core city-centre interchange at Msheireb is located at a point where the Red and Green lines will be running parallel and intersected by the Gold line. The station concourse will be 15 metres below ground, with a direct connection to retail developments.
A number of shops in Souq Khalid, close to the erstwhile “crazy signal”, have already been issued notices to vacate. It is believed that the souq will soon be demolished as part of the rail project.