Jordan’s King and Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Attend Aqaba Railway Groundbreaking

Jordan’s King Abdullah II bin Al Hussein and Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, attended the groundbreaking ceremony for the Aqaba–Shidiya–Ma’an railway project on Monday.

The ceremony took place in the Jordanian city of Aqaba, marking a milestone for the joint Emirati-Jordanian rail development.

The project is being developed by the Jordanian-Emirati railway company, with investment from the two countries valued at approximately $2.5 billion.

The development includes a 403-kilometre railway network linking Aqaba, Shidiya and Ma’an, placing rail infrastructure at the centre of a major bilateral investment.