The six member countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council signed an agreement on the 8th in Bahrain to jointly build a regional railway project to promote the construction of a railway network connecting the six Gulf countries. The railway network has a total length of about 1,800 kilometers and is expected to be put into operation in December 2030. According to the UAE's “Gulf News” report, after the completion of the railway network, the annual passenger traffic volume is expected to increase from about 6 million passengers in 2030 to about 8 million in 2045, and the annual freight throughput will increase from about 200 million tons in 2030 to about 270 million tons in 2045.

The six member countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council signed an agreement on the 8th in Bahrain to jointly build a regional railway project to promote the construction of a railway network connecting the six Gulf countries. The railway network has a total length of about 1,800 kilometers and is expected to be put into operation in December 2030. According to the UAE's “Gulf News” report, after the completion of the railway network, the annual passenger traffic volume is expected to increase from about 6 million passengers in 2030 to about 8 million in 2045, and the annual freight throughput will increase from about 200 million tons in 2030 to about 270 million tons in 2045.