Revival of the Hejaz Railway
Planned · Türkiye, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Syria · Last reported Jun 2026
Source: CounterPunch.org
A memorandum of understanding signed between Türkiye and Saudi Arabia to revive the Hejaz Railway, envisaging a railway line traversing Jordan and Syria to create a strategic logistics artery linking the Gulf states to Europe. The project draws inspiration from the Ottoman-era railway built in 1900 from Damascus to Medina. The agreement focuses on cooperation on railway standards, technologies, in
- Status
- Prospective
- Sector
- Mass Transit, Rail, Warehouse
- Location
- Türkiye, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Syria
- Updated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Source
- CounterPunch.org
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Description | A memorandum of understanding signed between Türkiye and Saudi Arabia to revive the Hejaz Railway, envisaging a railway line traversing Jordan and Syria to create a strategic logistics artery linking the Gulf states to Europe. The project draws inspiration from the Ottoman-era railway built in 1900 from Damascus to Medina. The agreement focuses on cooperation on railway standards, technologies, innovations, and exchange of expertise in design, operation, and maintenance of railway projects. The project also follows a separate agreement between Türkiye, Syria, and Jordan to revivify transportation infrastructure with a five-year technical roadmap. |
Original sector | Transportation |
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Country | Türkiye, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Syria |
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Source | CounterPunch.org |
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Record type | Project |
Sector | Mass Transit, Rail, Warehouse |
Article published date | 2026-07-19 |
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