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Qatar-Saudi railway link gets the greenlight: <\/strong>Qatar\u2019s cabinet approved a draft agreement to set up a railway linking Qatar to the Kingdom through a modern train network spread across several regions in both countries, QNA<\/a> reports. The high-speed railway line<\/a>, expected to span some 550 km, is part of the GCC railway network<\/a> \u2014 a broader USD 200 bn project slated for completion by December 2030.<\/p>\n

Not the only link in the pipeline:<\/strong> Kuwait\u2019s Central Agency for Public Tenders opened four bids for a 12-month design contract for a Kuwait-Saudi railway project in November<\/a>. The 111 km railway will connect Kuwait City to the Saudi border and is part of the larger USD 200 bn GCC railway initiative.<\/p>\n

REMEMBER-<\/strong> Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) was mulling investments in a Gulf rail connection project \u2014 announcing they were engaged in talks with regional finance ministers back in February<\/a>.<\/p>\n

SOUNDS FAMILIAR?<\/strong> A feasibility and traffic study<\/a> for a 2.1k km railway<\/a> linking Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Oman, Bahrain, and Qatar was first completed back in 2023, with the project set to wrap up by December 2030<\/a>. The initiative aims to link all Gulf states, enhance intra-regional trade, and improve movement.<\/p>\n

A big trade push:<\/strong> The railway will be used to ship goods<\/a> at first, with the expectation to transport over 95 mn tons of goods per annum by 2045. It will then be used to host passenger traffic at a later stage, aiming to transport 8 mn passengers annually.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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