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Transport Authority Advances Landbridge Railway Linking the Red Sea and Arabian Gulf

Saudi Arabia finalised key engineering contracts for the Landbridge railway project, which is intended to cut freight transit times and reinforce the Kingdom's position as a regional logistics hub.
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