Turkey's transport minister announced a planned rail corridor linking Saudi Arabia to Turkey via Jordan, with completion expected in 3–4 years. A logistics cooperation agreement was signed between the countries last week.
Turkey's transport minister announced on Thursday that a rail corridor connecting Saudi Arabia to Turkey via Jordan is planned, with completion expected within 3–4 years. A logistics cooperation agreement was signed between the countries last week, according to the minister. The project, if realized, would provide an overland freight and passenger route from the Arabian Peninsula to Europe via Turkey, bypassing Israel's land bridge. This development comes amid regional competition over trade corridors, with Turkey and Syria reportedly advancing a rival route that would also bypass Israel, as The Zioneer reported on June 13. The new Saudi-Turkey rail plan has not been independently confirmed and many political, financial and engineering hurdles remain.
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