Project
GCC Railway — Kuwait Segment
Kuwait's segment of the ~2,177km GCC Railway network (Kuwait City to Muscat via Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar and the UAE), forming the network's northern leg. Kuwait's Ministry of Public Works signed a KD2.5 million (~$8.1 million) design-consultancy contract with Turkey's Proyapi Engineering and Consulting in January 2025, covering study, detailed design, soil testing, route mapping and tender-document preparation for the 111km Al-Shadadiya-to-Al-Nuwaiseeb line, including a major central station at Al-Shadadiya. The Kuwaiti portion is scheduled for completion by 2030, consistent with the wider GCC Railway programme. Kuwait's separate, standalone domestic 4-line metro project was cancelled by the Audit Bureau on fiscal grounds and is not implemented as a record.
Status
Value
Scale & Capacity
Overview
- Location
- Al-Shadadiya (~25km southwest of Kuwait City) to Al-Nuwaiseeb (Saudi border)
- Delivery Model
- Cross-border rail, part of the wider GCC Railway network (Kuwait to Muscat)
Project Developments
- Project · 1 January 2025Kuwait signs GCC Railway design-consultancy contract with Proyapi Engineering
In January 2025, Kuwait's Minister of Public Works signed a KD2.5 million (~$8.1 million) consultancy contract with Turkish firm Proyapi Engineering and Consulting for the first phase of Kuwait's GCC Railway segment — design, engineering studies, soil testing, route mapping and tender-document preparation for the 111km Al-Shadadiya-to-Al-Nuwaiseeb line.
Participants & Roles
Technical Adviser / Consultant
Procuring Authority
Sources
- railwaygazette.com / arabnews.com / meconstructionnews.comOfficial / Government