Qatar Railways Company (QRC) managing director and board member Abdullah bin Abdul-Aziz al-Subaie led a high-level delegation to Lusail City yesterday.This visit followed al-Subaie’s assumption of new office at Qatar Railways Company. The delegation toured new construction developments at Lusail City, including underground tunnel works being undertaken at three sites. The construction of the Lusail Light Rail Transit System project is expected to be fully completed in the last quarter of 2015.The delegation comprised Sultan al-Anzi, executive vice-president (Operations), Qatar Railways Development Company, Mohamed Hamad al-Khalifa, office manager of the managing director, Ahmed al-Qabb, Lusail Light Rail Transit project director, Mohamed al-Ishrafy, project manager, and Hassan al-Saie, director (Public Relations) at Qatar Railways Company.Al-Subaie said, “The Lusail Light Rail Transit system is a core component of the state-of-the-art transportation infrastructure of Lusail City, one of the largest and most ambitious real estate development projects being undertaken in the Middle East and North Africa region.”The Lusail Light Rail Transit System is part of the Qatar Railway project, a $30bn integrated railway system that will cover all major areas in the country and will consist of three transport modes: long distance, metro and freight. It will feature 30km of track, 7km of which are underground, 24 stations (seven of which are underground), service depots, and a viaduct.On April 6 Qatar Railways Company and Qatari Diar had signed a five-year contract with Parsons International and AECOM in New York. The signing was witnessed by HE the Prime Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jabor al-Thani and Ray LaHood, US Transportation Secretary.Lusail City, which covers 38 km² north of Doha, is not only Qatar’s largest domestic real estate project, but is one of the most prestigious community developments currently being undertaken in the region and the world at large. Qatar Railways Company is a private company, which follows independent procedures and laws according to internationally recognised standards. It was founded to support and co-ordinate the growth of Qatar’s rail industry. In addition to securing the resources, personnel and organisational requirements necessary to ensure the rail sector’s sustainability, Qatar Railways Company will also develop the appropriate legal and legislative frameworks to ensure that all local and international regulations and agreements are met. Moreover, Qatar Railways Company will oversee the management, operation and maintenance of all local railways and their associated administrative and industrial organisations, and lead co-ordination efforts with regional and international rail networks.Qatar Railways Company is responsible for the development of three projects: The integrated Qatar Railways Project, which will incorporate a metro system, long-distance passenger travel, and freight transport, the West Bay People Mover, and Lusail City’s Light-Rail Transit system.