The Saudi Cupboard has permitted an settlement for a high-speed electrical rail hyperlink between the Kingdom and Qatar.
The choice was ratified throughout the cupboard session, chaired by the Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, on Tuesday, the Saudi Press Company reported.
In December 2025, the 2 Gulf states signed an settlement to implement the high-speed railway venture beneath the framework of the Saudi-Qatari Coordination Council.
The proposed 785-kilometre rail line will join Riyadh and Doha, with key stations in Hofuf and Dammam. It should additionally hyperlink King Salman Worldwide Airport in Saudi Arabia with Hamad Worldwide Airport in Qatar.
The high-speed trains will function at speeds exceeding 300 kilometres per hour, lowering journey time between the 2 capitals to round two hours.
Development is prone to be accomplished inside six years. The venture’s value has not been revealed.
The venture is predicted to generate an financial influence of almost 115 billion Saudi riyals ($30.7 billion) on the mixed GDP of each international locations, serve greater than 10 million passengers yearly and create over 30,000 direct and oblique jobs.
Final week, the Gulf Cooperation Council Secretary Common, Jassim Al-Budaiwi, mentioned the GCC railway venture is anticipated to be inaugurated in 2030.
(Modifying by Anoop Menon) (anoop.menon@lseg.com)
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