A draft agreement to build a railway connecting all Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries has been approved. The Qatari cabinet, led by Qatari Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defense Sheikh Saud bin Abdulrahman bin Hassan al-Thani, gave the approval at a regular meeting at the Amiri Diwan on Wednesday.

According to the plan shared with Saudi Arabia, the railway will start in Kuwait and go to Dammam in Saudi Arabia. From there, it will branch out to Bahrain and Qatar using two sea bridges. The line will continue through the UAE via Abu Dhabi and finally reach Muscat, the capital of Oman. The total length of the railway is expected to be about 2,117 kilometers.