With the exception of a railway system, Jordan has a developed public and private transportation system. There are three international airports in Jordan. The Hedjaz Jordan Railway runs one passenger train a day each way.
Roadways
In 2009, it was estimated that Jordan had of paved highways. Some of the major highways in Jordan are:
Highway 15 : connects the Syrian border with Amman and to the port city ofAqaba on the Gulf of Aqaba. It is a four-lane, double carriageway road almost on its entirety, from the Syrian border until the junction with the road toPetra.
Highway 35 : connects Irbid in the northern region to Aqaba, it takes the name and route of the historic King's Highway. It has four lanes on double carriageway on its stretch from Irbid until Amman.
Highway 65 : connects Aqaba to the northwestern region of Jordan.
Hedjaz Jordan Railway: The only passenger railway currently operating in Jordan, connecting Amman to Damascus, in Syria, and passing through Zarqa and Mafraq. It is narrow gauge; the rest of the Syrian network uses.
The Jordanian government has begun acquiring land for new rail routes. Following a study by BNP Paribas, three routes are planned, which are expected to be tendered later in 2010. The three routes are:
From the Syrian border, via Zarqa, to the Saudi border; replacing part of the Hedjaz Railway;
Connecting the first line to Aqaba, and from Mafraq to Irbid, replacing another part of the Hedjaz Railway;
A link to the Iraqi border.
However, in late 2010 the government announced an economic relief package and following the 2011 Jordanian protests it was decided to reduce the expected three year capital investment plan in the national railway network by 72 percent, partly to fund the relief package. Therefore, it is unclear when the ambitions railway expansion plan will be carried out. There are also plans for a light rail system operating between Amman and Zarqa and metro line in Amman. Currently, two connected but non-contiguously operated sections of the Hedjaz Railway exist:
from Amman in Jordan to Syria, as the "Hedjaz Jordan Railway."
In August 2011, Jordanian government approved the construction of the railway from Aqaba to the Iraqi border. The Iraqis in the meantime started the construction of the line from the border to their current railhead at Ramadi.
* - The Public Transport Regulatory Commission has entered into an agreement with a private sector consortium, following a competitive bidding process, to develop a light rail system between the Jordanian capital Amman and nearby industrial city of Zarqa. This light rail project, to be operational by 2011, will be the first urban rail public-private partnership in the Middle East. The system will be operated using electrically propelled light rail vehicles on a double track. The total length of the LRS system will be approximately 25 kilometres. The majority of the LRS route, between Al-Mahatta and New Zarqa will be constructed within the existing Hedjaz Railway right-of-way. The Public Transport Regulatory Commission estimates that the new system will carry about 45,000 passengers a day in its first year. Canada's CPCS was the lead advisor to the PTRC in this PPP transaction.
* CPCS is also advising the Government of Jordan in the privatization of the Aqaba Railway Corporation, running from Ma'an to Aqaba. This railway is used to transport phosphate from mines located in Ma'an. The commission plans to modernize the old narrow gauge railway and replace it with new track.
Pipelines
gas 473 km; oil 49 km
Ports and harbors
The port of Aqaba on the Gulf of Aqaba is the only sea port in Jordan.
