Atlas Corridor
Component

Jordan Rail Project

railway

Cities

Al-Haditha
Saudi Arabia
Amman
Jordan
Zarqa
Jordan
Mafraq
Jordan
Irbid
Jordan
Sheikh Hussein Bridge
Jordan

Distance

225km
new
225km
rehabilitated
– km
existing
– km

Cost

$2.1b
$2,090,000,000

Phases

planned,

Objective

Description

Jordan’s rail infrastructure represents a major bottleneck for the IMEC, as there is currently no comprehensive national railway system for passenger or freight transport, and the government lacks the financial capacity to fund the necessary investments. No definate plans have been announced

Finance