Haramain High Speed Rail Station
Haramain high speed rail project phases.
Haramain high speed rail station. The alliance is a consortium of chinese and saudi companies china railway engineering and alstom transport. Phase i started in 2009. But it was made possible on this trip with the train. Image courtesy of foster and partners.
Over the phone to make a sar reservation over the phone please contact the sar contact centre on 920000329. The 1 8bn contract for phase i was awarded in march 2009 to the al rajhi alliance. The new haramain high speed 360kph rail link is designed to ease travel between medina and mecca for the pilgrims. As the first high speed electric train in the region the haramain high speed railway spans over 450km connecting five stations across makkah jeddah king abdul aziz international airport king.
Train services on saudi arabia s haramain high speed line linking medina jeddah and mecca have been suspended following a major fire at jeddah station. We booked the daily return ticket from the website and made it to the train station to catch the 8 am. Completed in 2019 in saudi arabia. Due to a short trip we did.
Haramain high speed rail location. The rail project will be executed in two phases. The 450 kilometre high speed rail link between the major saudi arabian cities of makkah madinah jeddah and kaec welcomed. The haramain high speed rail is a major infrastructure project for the kingdom of saudi arabia connecting the cities of makkah madinah jeddah and the developing king abdullah economic city kaec altogether the large flexible stations will cover an area more than 30 times the.
The four stations along the route conceived as gateways to each city are inspired by the ancient architectural traditions of the region and provide a shaded retreat from the sun while creating a new infrastructural spine for sustainable transport in. The train station was very impressive and all staff surprising helpful which isn t common for saudi arabia. Images by nigel young ruben bescos. Riyadh saudi arabia status.
Our helpful station staff can also assist with printing pre purchased tickets online or with any general enquiries you may have. I travelled with my 15 months old baby and 6 adults. Haramain high speed is the 450 kilometre high speed rail link between the major saudi arabian cities of makkah madinah jeddah and kaec.