Qatar Rail clarifies pictures and news about Doha Metro circulating on social media as inaccurate

Doha: Qatar Rail has come out with a clarification about some pictures and news, which has been circulating on social media and messaging apps.

Qatar Rail said in a statement published on Twitter that the pictures and news are inaccurate and not official. They further added that the Doha Metro opening date is not yet decided and the project is still under testing phase.

Social media has been abuzz with forwards showing Doha Metro stations, train tickets and news saying Doha Metro will open from December 18 onwards.

Qatar Rail on its Twitter account said: “Recently inaccurate news, photos and videos has been circulated about Doha Metro launch from unauthorized sources. Qatar Rail would like to confirm that the project is still under the testing phase.”

The tweet further added that the project photos and videos should not be released without prior consent from their communications department.

When The Peninsula contacted the Qatar Rail about the veracity of the forwards, they confirmed that “this is not an official statement and was not officially released by Qatar Rail and it should not be circulated or released.”

It further requested that only news and updates from the Qatar Rail official social media channels should be followed.

نفت شركة سكك الحديد القطرية “الريل” المعلومات المتداولة عن افتتاح مترو الدوحة أمام الجمهور.

وأكدت “الريل” في سلسلة تغريدات عبر حسابها الرسمي بموقع التواصل الاجتماعي “تويتر” أن ما تم نشره مؤخرا عن افتتاح مترو الدوحة معلومات غير دقيقة وأنه لم يتقرر بعد موعد الافتتاح ومازال المشروع في طور الاختبارات.

وحذرت الشركة من نشر صور وفيديوهات غير مصرح بها من حسابات شخصية عن مشروع مترو الدوحة.

وأهابت الشركة بالجميع عدم نشر أي معلومات أو تداول صور وفيديوهات عن المشروع دون أخذ موافقة مسبقة من إدارة الاتصال والعلاقات العامة بشركة الريل.