According to Abdurrahim Naqi, the secretary general of GCC Chamber of Commerce and Industry, there is the possibility of linking the GCC railway with King Salman that would connect Saudi Arabia with Egypt. “Officials working on the causeway are studying possibility of this linkage,” he said.
The 2117 km network, from Kuwait City to Muscat, will need a USD 15 billion investment, including the cost of two new causeways.
In a recent statement, the Saudi Railway Organization said the GCC governments have given top importance to the railway project. The GCC states have appointed international consulting firms to conduct studies on various aspects of the project. Financial and technical committees have been set up to prepare detailed studies and designs, Abdurrahim Naqi said.
Studies would lead to the preparation of the project’s roadmap, feasibility studies, time frame for implementing various phases, identification of railway routes and preparation of the engineering design, the GCC chamber chief said.
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