Saudi Arabia's Council of Ministers have approved plans for the Saudi leg of the GCC railway network. Photo: ITP
 

KSA officials give GCC railway project green light

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Saudi Arabia’s Council of Ministers has given the go-ahead to implement the $25bn GCC railway project, government officials announced on Monday.

The 2,117km long railway project will link the six GCC countries boosting regional travel and trade ties between the six countries.Trains will hit speeds of up to 350kph.

“The Cabinet approved a request from the Ministry of Transport to prepare an engineering blueprint for the railway and follow up implementation of the project,” Abdul Aziz Khoja, Culture and Information Minister, said in a report carried by Arab News.