More than 64 seminars will be featured at Middle East Rail, which will be held this month (March 17 to 18) in Dubai, UAE.

More than 240 leading suppliers are expected to showcase the latest in rail equipment and services including Autodesk, Vossloh, ARC, Thales, Alstom, Teltronic, Voestalpine, Kapsch, Salcef, Honeywell and many more, at the event to be held at Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre (Dicec).

The free seminars will be held in four themed theatres covering infrastructure, technology, maintenance, safety and security. The event will feature high-level strategic keynotes from representatives of organisations including Qatar Rail, Saudi Railway Company, Etihad Rail, National Transport Authority UAE and Saudi Railways Organisation.

A strategic conference at the event will showcase the rail projects in which an investment of more than $295 billion over the next decade is envisaged.