• New rail hyperlink to attach Riyadh and Doha in two hours.• Challenge to serve ten million passengers a yr by completion.• Settlement marks continued restoration of Saudi–Qatar relations.
Saudi Arabia and Qatar signed a serious transport settlement Monday to construct a high-speed electrical rail line linking their capitals, a step that displays regular reconciliation between the 2 Gulf neighbors.
– Challenge particulars –
The deliberate railway will join Riyadh and Doha, with stops in Al Hofuf and Dammam. Officers stated the road will deal with passenger trains touring at speeds above 300 kilometers per hour. Journey time between the capitals is predicted to drop to roughly two hours, in contrast with a 90-minute direct flight.
The undertaking is slated for completion in six years and goals to hold 10 million passengers yearly, in keeping with the Saudi assertion.
– Management backing –
The settlement was endorsed in Riyadh by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani through the emir’s go to. The signing follows a interval of renewed engagement between the 2 nations.
– Context of enhancing ties –
Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and Egypt severed diplomatic and transport hyperlinks with Qatar in 2017, accusing Doha of supporting radical teams and fostering ties with Tehran. Qatar rejected the allegations. Relations have been restored in early 2021 after the AlUla summit.
Because the rapprochement, leaders from each states have met continuously and coordinated on regional diplomacy, together with joint requires a ceasefire in Gaza. Riyadh additionally backed Qatar after ‘Israeli’ strikes on Doha through the summer season.
