Railways in

Bahrain

Artist’s Impression of the proposed King Hamad Causeway

There are currently no railways in Bahrain.

In 2021, a memorandum of understanding was signed between Bahrain and Saudi Arabia or 2022 for the construction of an 87km railway connecting the Bahrain capital, Manama, with the Saudi Arabian railway network. The railway is planned to share the proposed 25km King Hamad Causeway with a new road, paralleling the existing road only King Fahd Causeway between the two countries. Feasibility studies have been conducted, but it appears that construction studies are awaited.

In 2023, an Indian company pre-qualified for the construction of the initial phase of a Metro network covering the Manama area and connecting with the International Airport. This phase is planned be a 29km, 2 line system. No dates have been given for its completion. A further 2 lines, adding around 80km to the network, are proposed for the future.

• Proposed international railway
• Manama proposed Metro