Saudi Arabia's Haramain High-Speed Railway Opens To Public
Mohammad Ali (@ChaudhryMAli88) Published October 12, 2018 | 09:45 AM
ISLAMABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 12th Oct, 2018 ) :Saudi Arabia's new Haramain High-Speed Railway opened to the public , whisking travelers between Makkah and Madinah through King Abdullah Economic City (KAEC) in Rabigh and Jeddah.
Rumaih Al-Rumaih, chairman of the Public Transport Authority (PTA), said: "It is a moment that marks a historical national turning point in the Kingdom's modern transportation." The train will operate four days a week, from Thursday to Sunday. It is eventually expected to operate daily, by which time direct trips between Makkah and Madinah will take two hours, and trips between Makkah and Madinah stopping at Jeddah and KAEC will take an additional 20 minutes, Saudi Gazette reported.
Al-Rumaih extended his thanks to King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for their unlimited support.
He also thanked Makkah Gov. Prince Khaled Al-Faisal for playing "a major role in supporting the project and in overcoming obstacles during the implementation phase." Al-Rumaih went on to thank Transport Minister Nabeel Al-Amoudi and all other partners for contributing to the successful opening of the largest railway project in the middle East.
Saad Al-Shehri, director-general of the Haramain High-Speed Railway in Madinah, said the train's first public trip started by carrying 417 passengers from Madinah to Makkah.
A train traveling in the opposite direction from Makkah to Madinah with stops in Jeddah and KAEC, carrying the same number of passengers, departed at the same time.
Tickets for the Haramain High-Speed Railway can be purchased online (www.hhr.sa), as well as over the phone (920004433) or direct from ticket offices between 8 a.m. and 9 p.m. A discount of 50 percent is currently available.
The Haramain High-Speed Railway project is in line with the objectives of Vision 2030, as it should help increase the number of visitors to the Kingdom's holy places.
The railway is capable of transporting 60 million passengers onboard a fleet of 35 trains, each one consisting of 417 seats, annually. The trains, which can travel up to 300km per hour, are equipped with the latest technology to ensure comfort and safety.
The railway covers a distance of 450km, linking stations in Makkah, Jeddah, King Abdul Aziz International Airport in Jeddah (KAIA), King Abdullah Economic City (KAEC) in Rabigh, and Madinah.
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