Saudi Cabinet Approves 2,100 km Gulf Railway Plan

en.Wedoany.com Reported - The Saudi Arabian Cabinet approved the country's accession to the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) railway agreement at its meeting yesterday, bringing the Gulf railway network, first proposed over a decade ago, closer to implementation.

The project is planned as a 2,100 km railway connecting six GCC member states, with an estimated cost of approximately $15 billion in 2023, but has been stalled due to prolonged delays. Saudi Arabia Railways Company last week issued a tender for design consulting services for part of its railway, and Kuwait also approved the right-of-way and land allocation for the railway line connecting Kuwait and Saudi Arabia as part of the project.

Folk Maritime launched the Red Sea Express service at King Fahd Industrial Port in Yanbu, connecting Jeddah Islamic Port, Egypt's Ain Sokhna Port, and Jordan's Aqaba Port, with a capacity of 1,100 TEUs.

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