Govt discusses alternatives to implement railway project

SANA'A, March 09 (Saba) -
The Cabinet discussed on Tuesday the necessary alternatives and plans for the
implementation
of railway project by either the government or investors, according to feasibility
studies of this vital project.
The project includes four main axes, which are the international line linking Yemen
to Saudi Arabia, which extends through Aden and Taiz to the Saudi borders with a
length
of 729 km, and the international line connecting the Sultanate of Oman and Yemen,
which extends from Shihin to Ghaydah in Mahrah and Mukala in Hadramout and then to
the port
of Balhaf on the Arab Sea with a length of 766 km, followed by the line that
connects Balhaf to the city of Aden with a length of 386 km.
The fourth axis focuses on minerals line which will run from Jawf to Balhaf Port
on the Arab Sea via the cities of Marib and Ataq with an approximate length of 578
km.
The Cabinet formed a committee headed by Minister of Planning and International
Cooperation and the membership of Ministers of Transport, Public Works and Roads,
Finance
, and Water and Environment to study the proposals and visions of the Transport
Ministry and set the plans and alternatives to implement the project and to submit
its findings
to the cabinet within a maximum period of month.
Moreover, the Cabinet stressed the importance of this project economically,
socially and culturally, noting the importance of adding a fifth axis to the
project to include
the line of the capital Sana'a to the port of Hodeidah on the Red Sea and from
Sana'a to the city of Aden through the cities of Ibb and Taiz, so as to connect the
cities
with population density to the ports cities.
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