The document shows the existing and planned lengths of railway tracks in various Middle Eastern and North African countries, with Saudi Arabia planning the largest expansion from over 2,000 km existing to over 10,000 km planned, followed by Algeria expanding from 3,854 km to 7,105 km. In total, over 41,000 km of new railway tracks are planned across MENA countries, more than doubling the existing total of over 28,000 km.

1. 1
Source: MEED Projects
© 2014 MEED Projects
Length of existing and planned tracks (km)
Existing
Planned
Bahrain
0
245
Iraq
2,405
2,343
Kuwait
1.2
405
Oman
0
2,244
Qatar
0
750
Saudi Arabia
2,415
>10,000
UAE
324
>1,200
Yemen
0
2,155
Jordan
508
897
Lebanon
0
0
Gaza/West Bank
14
473
Algeria
3,854
7,105
Egypt
9,633
2,111
Libya
0
3,104
Mauritania
700
430
Morocco
2,159
1,526
Sudan
1,566
3,143
South Sudan
248
492
Tunisia
2,197
894
Western Sahara
5
0
Total
28,882
41,855

2. 2
Value of MENA rail projects planned or under construction
Source: MEED Projects
© 2014 MEED Projects
0
20,000
40,000
60,000
80,000
100,000
120,000
$m