Al-Jasser: Railway link study with Türkiye via Jordan, Syria to be completed soon

Saudi Arabia's Minister of Transport and Logistic Services, Saleh al-Jasser, on Wednesday said the joint studies for the railway link project connecting Saudi Arabia and Türkiye via Jordan and Syria are expected to be completed before the end of the year, noting that this project supports trade movement, Report informs via Al Arabiya.

During an interview with Al Arabiya Business, al-Jasser said that the project would "enhance regional integration, support trade, and develop a sustainable land transport system between the countries of the region."

He noted that Saudi Arabia's national railway network currently extends to the Jordanian border via the al-Haditha crossing, making it a strategic focal point for future expansion into regional and international connectivity.

In March, al-Jasser had announced the launch of the Logistics Routes Initiative at Jeddah Islamic Port, aiming to enhance the flexibility of supply chains and ensure the continued flow of trade in the Red Sea and the Arabian Gulf.

He emphasized that Saudi Arabia's ports and corridors were working in an integrated manner to ensure the continuation of regional trade and facilitate the movement of goods between countries.

Al-Jasser stressed his country's flexibility and large capacity in the Red Sea, adding that it could receive over 17 million containers annually and stressed the importance of those ports in receiving containers transferred from Gulf states.

He added that the government has worked to connect the Red Sea ports with logistical routes to the Gulf states, boosting Saudi Arabia's ability to be a regional center for redirecting shipments and launching new freight railway corridors connecting ports at the Arabian Gulf with the al-Haditha Crossing.

Al-Jasser further confirmed that work has been stepped up in Saudi Arabia's Red Sea ports to raise their readiness, adding that the country's airports were "open to aircraft of brotherly countries."