Syria Plans to Upgrade Railway Network

Syria has announced key joint rail projects with the private sector aimed at rehabilitating its railway network, including a Damascus-Syria International Airport connection worth about $233m.

February 1, 2011 7:41 am | Last Update: August 17, 2015 7:43 am

Syria has revealed key joint rail projects with the private sector for the rehabilitation of the region’s railway network.

The project includes a railway connecting al-Hijaz Station in Damascus to Damascus International Airport, which includes the construction of an electric double railway.

The project, worth about $233m, will link the Syrian-Jordanian borders, and will be connected with Europe and Turkey to the north and the Arab Gulf and Yemen to the east.

A Damascus Subway Project, to be carried out by the private sector, is estimated to cost $1.5bn, and will run from al-Moaddamiya Station to al-Hijaz.

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