The British company "Oxford Business Group" said that the joint project of the Persian Gulf Railway is closer to its implementation in the coming period, noting that this project could strengthen the commercial movement in the GCC countries.
The project came to the fore last December, when Persian Gulf leaders agreed to establish a single benchmark for railways.
The report notes that the formation of this potential development authority for railway infrastructure in the Persian Gulf is a matter of debate after decades.
The project was approved in 2009.
The report notes that regional media reported in December last year that officials hoped to launch the railway by 2025.
The report estimates that the development of railways will significantly improve regional connectivity by reducing transport time and costs between major cities and ports in the GCC, improving trade flows across the Union and attracting investment.
As a result, Saudi Arabia, which owns the largest railways in the Gulf, continues to build numerous infrastructure facilities, most recently opening a station near the Jordanian border last March.
The UAE is also working to complete the second phase of the National Railway project, which was launched in 2016 and is expected to link 11 cities as well as gas fields in the south of the country.
In Qatar, the Doha Metro was launched three years ago with 37 stations and the first line of the Lucille Tram, which connects 25 stations when completed, was launched.
The many improvements that the government made before the start of the World Cup have considerably strengthened the railway infrastructure.
The report says 12 of the 26 projects Doha is working on will be completed before the start of the World Cup.
Muscat plans to build its own national rail network, a proposed 2,100 km route that starts at the UAE border, passes through Sohar and Muscat in the north, then connects to the main port cities of Daqam and Salalah on the east coast. .
The Omani government has made progress on the project, which it launched in 2013 and then shut down in 2016 due to financial difficulties.
At the end of the report, Kuwait announced in January 2020 that it would build a 68-station railway to connect Kuwait City with its international airport, major university, and residential and industrial areas.
The proposed "Gulf Train" project, aiming to connect the six GCC member states via a 2,777 kilometer railway line, begins in northern Kuwait, passes through the cities of Jbeil and Dammam in Saudi Arabia, then crosses Bahrain.
The capital will be Manama then Doha, the United Arab Emirates and from there Muscat.
Hopes for a resumption of the project rose in February when Qatari media reported that construction of the Qatar-Saudi Arabia connection would begin soon, with major works such as technical studies and a work plan already completed.