The first batch of the Doha Metro trains was received by Qatar Railways Company on Saturday. The trains arrived two months ahead of schedule, at Hamad Port after 21 days at sea since their departure from Kobe Port in Japan. The first batch includes four out of a total of 75 trains that will serve the Doha Metro project. The remaining trains will arrive as scheduled to start the testing process and be ready in time for the first phase of operations by 2020.