Jordan participated in the final conference of the EUMedRail project, which was recently held in Brussels, Belgium.
The event brought together 16 high-level officials and experts from Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, and Palestine, as well as representatives from the European Committee of the Regions (CoR), the EU Agency for Railways (ERA), the European Commission, the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM), and the Intergovernmental Organization for International Carriage by Rail (OTIF), according to the EU’s website.
According to a statement issued by the Ministry of Transport on Monday, the Jordanian delegation presented details of the first phase of the National Railway Project, which will connect Aqaba to Amman.
The delegation noted a feasibility study for the rehabilitation of the Hedjaz Jordan Railway in accordance with the ministry’s 2022-2027 public transportation strategy.
Source: Jordan News Agency