Gulf rail project awaits approval

The much-talked about 2,117km rail network, starting in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia, is likely to be completed by 2017 to unite the Gulf.

The GCC network will have two rail lines: One that will connect all GCC countries and Qatar via a bridge and another that will stretch between Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, the UAE and end in Oman. Kuwait is planning a 1,500-km railway line linking its border with Iraq down the Gulf coast to the Omani port of Salah on the southern tip of the Arabian Peninsula. Bahrain is planning a $8 billion railway project stretching 184 km.

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