📋 Tender Overview
Scope of Work:
Construction of Saudi-Kuwait Rail Link.
Description:
Saudi Arabia and Kuwait have asked France-based transport and mobility specialist Systra to prepare a feasibility study for their planned project to link their capitals with a high-speed train. Kuwait’s Public Works Ministry and Saudi Arabia Railways (SAR) have both agreed to appoint Systra as a consultant for the preparation of a feasibility study for the project. The feasibility study could cost nearly $10.5 million, to be funded equally by the two countries, the study would be completed within six months. Construction of a 700-km rail line from Southern Kuwait to the Saudi capital Riyadh.
Previous Events:
July 2024- Work is currently underway to launch the project for initial design. Groundbreaking railway link between Kuwait and Saudi Arabia to launch in 2026.
June 2024- The Kuwaiti-Saudi higher steering joint committee has given the go-ahead for a feasibility study on the rail link project between Kuwait City and Saudi capital Riyadh.
April 2024- Kuwaiti is expected to complete financial, economic and technical studies for the planned rail link with neighboring Saudi Arabia on 16 May.
