Hejaz Railway

Construction & Real Estate

Hejaz Railway to create alternative route to Hormuz via Oman, says Turkish minister

Sun, 07 Jun 2026

Türkiye plans to modernise the Hejaz Railway and extend it to Oman to set up an alternative trade route to the Strait of Hormuz, said the country's transport minister. The design phase is already complete, he stated adding that the initial stage of the project involves connecting Türkiye to Aleppo, utilising the Syria-Jordan network.