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KFF delegation studies Saudi rail safety as GCC link in progress

December 29, 2025 3 Min Read
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RIYADH: A delegation from Kuwait Hearth Pressure visited Saudi Arabia final week to review hearth security measures within the kingdom’s railway tasks. The workforce was led by Kuwait Hearth Pressure’s Performing Deputy Chief for Civil Safety Brigadier Omar Hamad. Through the go to, the delegation met with Saudi Civil Protection officers, together with , Director Basic of Civil Protection Main Basic Dr Hamoud bin Suleiman Al-Faraj and Assistant Director Basic for Security Main Basic Ajab Al-Harbi. The aim of our go to is to study from the newest hearth prevention and security practices in Saudi Arabia’s metro and railway community, Kuwait Information Company (KUNA) reported.

The Kuwaiti delegation toured a number of metro stations and the Saudi Railway Firm (SAR). They met with challenge managers and technical groups to overview cutting-edge hearth prevention applied sciences, emergency response procedures and hands-on security protocols.

Kuwait Hearth Pressure’s Performing Deputy Chief for Civil Safety Brigadier Omar Hamad receives a memento from Saudi Arabia’s Director Basic of Civil Protection Main Basic Dr Hamoud Al-Faraj.

The go to comes beneath the steerage of Kuwait Hearth Pressure Chief Main Basic Talal Al-Roumi, as a part of ongoing efforts to change experience and improve the technical and operational readiness of Kuwait’s hearth companies.

The go to comes as Kuwait is advancing a serious strategic railway challenge, with a goal completion date of 2030. This timeline aligns with the objectives agreed upon by the GCC transport ministers, as every member nation works to finish its respective part of the regional community. The hub of this technique can be a fundamental railway station in Shadadiya, which has been allotted a major land space of two million sq. meters.

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Talking to KTV, Engineer Ahmad Al-Saleh, spokesperson for the Public Works Ministry, mentioned the infrastructure will assist two distinct varieties of rail companies to facilitate each regional integration and fast transit. The primary is a diesel practice that can span 111 kilometers inside Kuwait, connecting the nation to the GCC railway community. This line will hyperlink Kuwait to Saudi Arabia and prolong so far as Oman, offering important companies for each freight and passenger transport. The second part is a high-speed rail hyperlink between Kuwait and Riyadh, designed to drastically scale back journey time to only one hour and 40 minutes.

At present, the challenge is within the design section, with the worldwide Turkish consulting agency Proyapi dealing with the preliminary design for the GCC railway hyperlink. Al-Saleh mentioned that after these designs are finalized and delivered, the Public Works Ministry will proceed to the tendering and implementation levels. To make sure the challenge’s success, Kuwait is sustaining lively coordination with Saudi Arabia by way of joint committees, he mentioned. — Companies

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