Yemen Plans to Railway Connection with Saudi Arabia

Yemen plans to construct a $3.5bn railway line connecting its border with Saudi Arabia and five Yemeni cities, as well as an international route to Oman via 766km of land, following completion of an economic study.

July 23, 2010 10:00 am | Last Update: August 13, 2015 10:01 am

Yemen is planning to construct a railway line to Saudi Arabia at an estimated cost of $3.5bn, according to a report.

The government recently completed the economic and financial study for the project. The project includes a 729km international line that connects the Yemeni-Saudi border to five cities in Yemen, according to yobserver.com.

The second axis includes an international line to Oman, which extends across the Yemeni-Omani boarders at a length of 766km.

The third axis will consist of a 386km Belhaf-Aden line while the fourth axis will extend from Hazm al-Juf, Marib, Shabwa to Belhaf port on the Arabian Sea at a length of 578km.

The government is also planning to add a fifth axis extending from Sana’a to the Hodeida port on the Red Sea.

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