KDIPA Chief Inspects Tokyo Metro System, Re-development ProjectSource: www.export-egypt.com 3/25/2015, Location: Middle East |
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Visiting Director-General of the Kuwait Direct Investment Promotion Authority (KDIPA) Sheikh Dr. Meshaal Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah inspected subway lines in Tokyo, as Kuwait plans to launch a metro system soon while Japan is pushing railway exports.
Sheikh Dr. Meshaal rode the Fukutoshin Line, the newest subway line in Tokyo which was completed in 2008. He was also briefed on Tokyo Metro Co.'s advanced technologies, operation system, facilities of trains and stations, safety measures and disaster prevention steps as well as facilities for disabled people. According to Tokyo Metro, the Fukutoshin Line is one of the deepest subway lines in the Japanese capital, with an average depth of 27 meters. Passengers using key subway stations in Tokyo also enjoy the adjacent underground shopping street, which is connected to nearby buildings and shopping complexes to commuters and shoppers to avoid bad weather. The history of subways in Tokyo began back in 1927 and Tokyo Metro takes advantage of the expertise on subway construction, management, and maintenance it has built up since then. As one of the largest subway operators in Asia, the company currently operates 179 stations on nine lines covering 195.1 km of track in and around central Tokyo with over 2,700 cars, carrying 6.4 million passengers each day and making a daily ticket revenue of about USD 8 million. As of 2013, the combined subway network provided by Tokyo's two metro companies cover 290 stations with more than 8 million passengers daily. KDIPA chief also visited the new multi-story commercial and entertainment complex Hikarie, which connects to busy Sibuya station. As a host city of the 2020 Olympics, Tokyo is pushing forward large-scale redevelopment projects, like such as the one in Shibuya district, which accommodate some 3 million people daily. Under its ambitious National Development Plan, Kuwait plans to build a nationwide metro system, which is designed to address the growing issue of congestion and create a better environment for growth in commercial, business, industrial and residential markets. The delegation included Kuwaiti Ambassador to Japan Abdulrahman Al-Otaibi and KDIPA officials. |
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