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The Saudi Landbridge Project is a planned railway project which forms part of the (Saudi Railways Expansion Programme ). Intended mainly for freight,〔 the railway will connect Jeddah on the Red Sea coast with the Saudi Arabian capital Riyadh.〔( Saudi Landbridge Project ). Retrieved 2008-01-09.〕 The existing 450 km line between Riyadh and Dammam will be upgraded, and a second 115 km new line is planned to connect Dammam with Jubail on the Persian Gulf.〔〔 The newly constructed lines will be single track, but the infrastructure (including bridges and tunnels) will be designed to permit a future upgrade to dual track.〔 ==Status== On 21 April 2008 the Tarabot consortium of seven Saudi companies and Asciano of Australia, was named as preferred bidder for the 50-year build, own the concession for the Landbridge project, with financial close planned within 12 months. The Tarabot consortium consisted of the following firms: Adbulaziz Alsaghyir Commercial Investment Co, Abdullatif & Mohammed Al-Fozan Development Co, Abdul Kadir Al Muhaidib & Sons, Omran M Al Omran & Partners Co Ltd, Mohamed & AbdullahI Al-Subeaei, HH Prince Sultan bin Mohammed bin Saud Al Kabeer Al Saud, Arabian Company for Water & Power Development, Asciano, Pacific National, Orascom Construction Industries, Obrascón Huarte Lain, Allen & Overy LLP, White & Case, Ove Arup & Partners Limited, Atkins, Petrocon Arabia Ltd, and BNP Paribas. Completion was planned for 2010, however financial close could not be agreed. On 10 October 2011 the government decided the project would go ahead, but as a state project. The cost was put at up to USD7 billion.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Saudi Landbridge Project」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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