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GCC Railway Network to Boost Economic Growth

By Sam Applegate on Nov 25, 2014 in Bahrain, Freight, Infrastructure, Infrastructure, Investment, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Passenger Rail, Qatar, Rail, Saudi Arabia, UAE

According to Mohsen Ahmad, President of Dubai World Central’s Logistics District, the new GCC Railway Network will help create an era of economic growth when completed in 2018. At present only 6% of Saudi Arabia’s international trade is with the other five nations of the GGC. The new railway network will boost connectivity with the […]

Kuwait to Build New Railway Network “Soon”

By Sam Applegate on Nov 13, 2014 in Bahrain, Building, Infrastructure, Infrastructure, Investment, Kuwait, Oman, Passenger Rail, Qatar, Rail, Saudi Arabia, UAE

According to officials, Kuwait is in early planning of its new national railway network. The country is the very last of all the GCC countries to get going on its network, which will form part of the six nation GCC Railway Network. The Kuwaiti railway system will connect Kuwait City with Saudi Arabia and from […]

GCC Railway Network Passenger Trains to Top 220kph

By Sam Applegate on Nov 12, 2014 in Bahrain, Freight, High Speed Rail, Infrastructure, Infrastructure, Investment, Kuwait, Oman, Passenger Rail, Qatar, Rail, Saudi Arabia, UAE

Passenger trains on the new GCC Railway Network connecting the six member countries will travel at 220kph while freight trains will travel at 120kph according to a press release by the GCC Secretariat General. The network will link Kuwait to Oman via Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the UAE and Qatar and is expected to be 2117km […]

With New Rail Network, Sohar Aims to be the ‘Gateway to the GCC’

By Sam Applegate on Oct 21, 2014 in Bahrain, Freight, Infrastructure, Infrastructure, Investment, Iran, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Rail, Saudi Arabia, UAE

In the face of dwindling oil reserves, Oman is aiming at being a logistics hub for the GCC. The new railway network, that begins construction in the next 12 months, will be of core importance to this plan. Omani authorities and businesses are aggressively expanding Sohar Port in an attempt to make it competitive with […]

Timetable for GCC Railway Network Agreed

By Sam Applegate on Oct 20, 2014 in Bahrain, Freight, Infrastructure, Kuwait, Oman, Passenger Rail, Qatar, Rail, Saudi Arabia, UAE

A timetable for the construction and integration of the GCC Railway Network has been agreed, according to a Kuwaiti official. The timeline will be announced in November. His Eminence Essa Ahmad Al Kandari, Kuwaiti Minister of Municipal Affairs and Communications has said that the timetable had been agreed at the sidelines of a meeting of […]

First Oman Rail Track to be Laid in 2015

By Sam Applegate on Oct 15, 2014 in Bahrain, Infrastructure, Infrastructure, Kuwait, Oman, Passenger Rail, Qatar, Rail, Saudi Arabia, UAE

The first tracks of the Sohar - Buraimi line will be laid in the third quarter of 2015 according to sources at the Oman Railway Company. The 170 km line will be the first step towards the Sultanate’s ambitious new railway network, which will eventually link ports, cities and to other countries in the GCC. […]

Oman Government Allocates USD $20bn to Infrastructure Projects

By Sam Applegate on Oct 14, 2014 in Bahrain, Infrastructure, Infrastructure, Investment, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Rail, Saudi Arabia

Over the next 15 years the Oman government will invest $50bn in construction. 40% of this will go into infrastructure including the Oman National Railway. Oman currently accounts for 5% of construction investment in the GCC. This is set to rise with increased oil revenues and the Sultanate’s plans to diversify its economy. For example, […]

UK Network Operator to Aid SRC

By Sam Applegate on Oct 13, 2014 in Bahrain, Freight, Investment, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Rail, Saudi Arabia, UAE

In a deal believed to be in the region of USD $170 million, UK national rail operator Network Rail has been made ‘preferred bidder’ to help the Saudi Railway Company run the North-South Line. Network Rail manages the whole of the UK railway network, which is one of the oldest networks in the world, and […]

MoU Signed Between National Quarries and Etihad Rail

By Sam Applegate on Oct 09, 2014 in Bahrain, Freight, Infrastructure, Infrastructure, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Rail, Saudi Arabia, UAE

In the latest of a long line of Memoranda of Understanding, Etihad Rail has signed a deal with National Quarries to provide logistics to the company. One of the biggest costs in aggregates is delivery of goods to clients, and the new UAE railway system will provide a cost efficient and faster means of delivery, […]

Oman to Begin Construction of Rail Network in early 2015

By Sam Applegate on Oct 06, 2014 in Bahrain, Building, Infrastructure, Infrastructure, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Rail, Saudi Arabia, UAE

With land being cleared on the route for the first phase of the Oman Railway Network (ORN), construction of the line is expected to begin by the second quarter of 2015. This is expected to boost the economy by reducing the cost of goods, and improve links within and between Arab tribes. The first 170km […]

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