Saudi Government Approves Agreement on Railway Linkage with Kuwait

The government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has given the greenlight to the railroad linkage project with the State of Kuwait.

The agreement on the project was approved during a cabinet meeting held in NEOM city under the chairmanship of Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, according to the Saudi Press Agency. 

Kuwait has issued a study and design tender for first stage of the 565-kilometre Kuwait Railway Project, which comprises of a Gulf track, a commercial track and an economic track.

The Saudi Council of Ministers had previously granted authority to the Saudi Minister of Transport and Logistics Services, or their designated representative, to engage in discussions with the Kuwaiti counterparts regarding the draft agreement.

This agreement focuses on the pivotal railway connection initiative between the Kingdom and the State of Kuwait.

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