ABU DHABI, Oct 24: The Gulf Railway Authority has confirmed that Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member states are persevering with their joint efforts to finish the long-awaited Gulf Railway Challenge by December 2030, which has been set as the ultimate goal for supply.
The announcement was made by Mohammed bin Fahad Al Shabrami, Director-Normal of the Gulf Railway Authority, throughout the second version of the World Rail 2025 Exhibition and Congress, held in Abu Dhabi.
Al Shabrami described the Gulf Railway as one of the vital strategically important regional infrastructure initiatives, geared toward linking all six GCC international locations—Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and Oman—by way of a unified rail community spanning roughly 2,117 kilometers.
He famous that GCC member states are working in a coordinated and built-in method to finish the varied levels of the undertaking, making certain that the railway traces are seamlessly related with every nation’s home rail programs. As soon as accomplished, the Gulf Railway will type a key element of the area’s transport ecosystem, enhancing financial cooperation, commerce effectivity, and passenger mobility throughout the Arabian Gulf.
The undertaking may even be linked to main seaports and logistics hubs all through the GCC, facilitating smoother motion of products and strengthening provide chain connectivity. Officers consider the initiative could have a considerable constructive impression on regional economies by growing commerce flows, decreasing transportation prices, and selling cross-border tourism.
In accordance with Al Shabrami, passenger trains on the Gulf Railway are anticipated to function at speeds exceeding 200 km/h, whereas freight trains will run at speeds between 80 and 120 km/h, making certain each speedy and dependable providers.
He added that the undertaking’s superior technical requirements are designed to boost transport effectivity, cut back carbon emissions, and assist the area’s sustainable improvement objectives, in step with the GCC’s broader imaginative and prescient for built-in infrastructure and financial progress.
