FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR RECONSTRUCTING THE OLD OTTOMAN HIJAZ RAILWAY LINE This report was prepared under the Feasibility Study Reconstructing the Old Ottoman H jaz Railway Line (2017-JORTRANS-374) project funded by the COMCEC. for i FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR RECONSTRUCTING THE OLD OTTOMAN HIJAZ RAILWAY LINE This report was prepared under the Feasibility Study Reconstructing the Old Ottoman Hijaz Railway Line (2017-JORTRANS-374) project funded by the COMCEC. i Views and opinions expressed in the report are solely those of the author(s) and do not represent the official views of the COMCEC Coordination Office or the Member States of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation. Excerpts from the report can be made as long as references are provided. All intellectual and industrial property rights for the report belong to the COMCEC Coordination Office. This report is for individual use and it shall not be used for commercial purposes. Except for purposes of individual use, this report shall not be reproduced in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including printing, photocopying, CD recording, or by any physical or electronic reproduction system, or translated and provided to the access of any subscriber through electronic means for commercial purposes without the permission of the COMCEC Coordination Office. ii TABLE OF CONTENTS Executive Summary .......................................................................................................................................... 8 1. Conceptual Framework Regarding Reconstructing Old Ottoman Hijaz Railway Line 11 1.1. History of the Old Ottoman Hijaz Railway Line .................................................................. 11 1.2. Economic and Social Aspects of the Old Ottoman Hijaz Railway Line...................... 13 1.3. The Main Route of the Old Ottoman Hijaz Railway Line ................................................ 14 1.4. Important Stations of the Old Ottoman Hijaz Railway Line .......................................... 15 1.5. Recent Situation of Hijaz Railway Line .................................................................................. 16 1.5.1. Hijaz Railway Line Outside of Jordan State Boundaries ........................................ 16 1.5.2. The Hijaz Railway Line within Jordan State Boundaries ....................................... 16 1.5.3. Current Situation of the Hijaz Railway Line in Jordan ............................................ 19 2. Railway Transportation in the World and Worldwide Transport Corridors .................. 31 2.1 . Freight and Passenger Transportation in the World ..................................................... 31 2.2 . Transport Corridors in the World .......................................................................................... 35 3. The Current Situation in the OIC Member Countries ................................................................. 39 3.1 . Asian Group ..................................................................................................................................... 39 3.2. Arab Group ......................................................................................................................................... 42 3.3. African Group .................................................................................................................................... 45 3.4. Other OIC Member Countries and Relations with Transportation Corridors ....... 47 4. Current Situation in the Region Where Hijaz Railways Lie ..................................................... 49 4.1 . Socio-Political Situation in the Region ................................................................................. 49 4.2 . Economic Relations Between the Countries in the Region ......................................... 50 4.3 . Trade and Transportation Between the Countries in the Region ............................ 54 5. Analyses Performed at Selected Three OIC Member Countries ............................................ 57 5.1 . Jordan ................................................................................................................................................. 57 5.1.1. Existing Transportation Infrastructure in Jordan .................................................... 57 5.1.2. Transport Infrastructure Projects in Jordan ............................................................... 61 5.1.3. International Trade within the Region and within OIC Member Countries .. 62 5.2 . Turkey ................................................................................................................................................ 65 5.2.1. Railway Infrastructure and Connection with the Hijaz Railway ........................ 65 5.2.2. International Trade within the Region and Within OIC Member Countries . 67 5.3 . Iraq 72 5.3.1. Railway Infrastructure and Connection with the Hijaz Railway ........................ 72 5.3.2. International Trade Within the Region and Within OIC Member Countries . 73 5.4 . Transport Infrastructure Projects in the Region ............................................................. 76 5.5 . Analyses for Reconstruction of the Hjijaz Railway Line ............................................... 78 5.6 . Analyses of Investment Requirements and Operating Phase .................................... 81 5.6.1. Recommendations on Reconstruction Processes ..................................................... 81 5.6.1.1 Alignment ......................................................................................................................................... 81 5.6.1.2 Design Criteria ............................................................................................................................... 82 5.6.2. Cost Estimations for Reconstructing Old Ottoman Hijaz Railway Line ........... 85 iii 5.6.2.1. Capital Investments ........................................................................................................................ 91 5.6.2.2. Rolling Stock Investments ........................................................................................................... 92 5.6.3. Operating Phase Analyses for JHR ................................................................................... 95 5.6.3.1. Estimations for Freight Transportation ................................................................................ 96 5.6.3.2. Estimations for Passenger Transportation ......................................................................... 97 5.6.3.3. Estimations for Operating Costs ............................................................................................... 98 5.6.3.4. Estimations for Operating Revenues ................................................................................... 103 5.6.4. Financial and Socio-Economic Evaluations .............................................................. 105 6. Strategies and Policy Recommendations ..................................................................................... 112 7. Conclusions ............................................................................................................................................... 114 Bibliography .................................................................................................................................................... 116 Appendix 1. Questionnaire for Hijaz Railway Online Survey ..................................................... 117 Appendix 2. Address List of Online Survey ........................................................................................ 123 Appendix 3. Short Report on On-line Survey .................................................................................... 124 Appendix 4. Indicative Investment and Procurement Plan ........................................................ 125 List of Tables Table 1: The Stations and their location according to Damascus - base (0,0) km. ........................... 18 Table 2: Length of Parking and Manoeuvre Tracks by Stations ................................................................ 21 Table 3: Tunnels along the Jordan Hijaz Railway Track ............................................................................... 21 Table 4: Bridges along the Jordan Hijaz Railway Track................................................................................ 22 Table 5: Maintenance Depots/Workshops of JHR .......................................................................................... 27 Table 6: Number and Status of Locomotives of JHR ...................................................................................... 28 Table 7: Number of Passenger Wagons of JHR ................................................................................................. 28 Table 8: Number of Freight Wagons of JHR ....................................................................................................... 28 Table 9: Other Transportation Vehicles owned by JHR ................................................................................ 29 Table 10: List of Land Estates of JHR by Stations ............................................................................................ 29 Table 11: JHR Head Office Staff ............................................................................................................................... 30 Table 12: JHR Stations Staff .....................................................................................................................................