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HE the Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al-Thani on Tuesday visited the Lusail Tram network to review its work progress and also that of the Doha Metro project.

HE the Minister of Transport and Communications Jassim Saif Ahmed Al-Sulaiti, diplomats, Qatar Rail senior management, and a number of engineers working on the project were also present. 

The Prime Minister had a short journey on Lusail Tram, from the depot to Lusail Station. The visit marked the first official testing of the Lusail Tram and coincided with the first anniversary of the blockade against Qatar.

On the occasion, HE Al-Sulaiti said: “Qatar Rail has achieved great progress in implementing the Doha Metro and Lusail Tram projects, the key transport infrastructure projects to realize Qatar National Vision 2030. The progress would not have been possible without the wise leadership of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani and the close supervision of HE the Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al-Thani and their continuous support, especially since the blockade started.”

“Over the past year, Qatar Rail persevered to face all the challenges it faced with no impact on the delivery of its projects. We are very proud of the progress achieved thus far and we look forward to more and more great achievements in the upcoming period.”

Lusail Tram travels at a speed of 60km per hour. In all, 28 trains consisting of five carriages split in two - one for families and the other for general commuters.