Saudi Arabia and Bahrain have began discussions with personal corporations to construct a $4.5bn, 90km rail line in 2014.
In line with official sources, discussions on this regard are full with suggestions, and an motion plan and resolutions for the authorities in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia are in place to take the proposal ahead.
Bahrain Transport Ministry appearing under-secretary Shaikh Bader bin Khalifa Al Khalifa mentioned the proposal is to have a construct function and switch (BOT) challenge accomplished by the personal sector to hyperlink this important challenge from Bahrain to the GCC.
“The GCC leaders have agreed 2017 because the 12 months of operation, so we’re doing the blueprint for the goal 12 months of operation,” added Khalifa.
“Every nation will shoulder its personal value and we’re figuring out the fee in the intervening time. It will likely be a non-public sector challenge which is missed by the federal government.”
The engineering designs for the rail hyperlink between the 2 nations might be accomplished in late 2012 or early 2013 whereas building work for this challenge will start in 2014 and might be accomplished by 2017.
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The proposed GCC rail hyperlink will start in Kuwait and run in the direction of the japanese Saudi metropolis of Dammam, connecting with Bahrain via a bridge at King Fahad Causeway and ending at Qatar, linking with Salwa. One other line will hyperlink Bahrain with the UAE via Bathaa.
Upon completion, the railway line can even attain Abu Dhabi and Al Ain, to attach Oman via Sahar and Muscat and hyperlink Qatar and Bahrain by way of a bridge. Land acquisition is pegged at $3.1bn and the price of buying locomotives at $1.8bn.
The proposed rail line is meant to enhance journey and commerce hyperlinks between the six nations and can run trains with speeds of as much as 350km/h. This rail challenge will type a part of a $25bn GCC railway community spanning 2,117km, ranging from Kuwait and traversing Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar and the UAE to end-up in Oman, in line with the Gulf Every day Information.
Picture: GCC railway community might be masking 2,117km, ranging from Kuwait and traversing Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar and the UAE to finish up in Oman.
