Saudi Landbridge Project

Sun, 22 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

The Saudi Landbridge Project is Saudi Arabia’s planned east-west freight rail corridor connecting Arabian Gulf ports with Red Sea gateways through Riyadh. Under Vision 2030’s National Transport and Logistics Strategy, the project is intended to cut logistics friction, strengthen port-rail integration and give the Kingdom a strategic overland trade route.

Strategic Rationale

The strategic logic of the Landbridge rests on geography. Saudi Arabia spans approximately 1,200 kilometres from its eastern seaboard on the Arabian Gulf to its western coastline on the Red Sea. International maritime trade between Asia and Europe currently transits through the Suez Canal, adding significant time and cost to supply chains. A high-capacity rail link connecting eastern and western Saudi ports would offer an alternative routing for containerised trade, potentially reducing transit times for certain origin-destination pairs and providing a hedge against Suez Canal congestion, disruption, or capacity constraints.

Railway on SAUDI VISION 2030 Intelligence Platform

Saudi Landbridge Project

Strategic Rationale