Six GCC transport ministers signed the Gulf Railway General Agreement in Bahrain, committing to a 1,700 km network at $15–16 billion, targeting December 2030. MANAMA — All six GCC transport ministers signed the General Agreement for the GCC Railway Project at a ceremony in Bahrain on November 8, committing to a roughly 1,700-kilometre overland freight and passenger network from Kuwait to Oman, Gulf News reported.