Mohammed Al-Suwaiket, president of the Saudi Railway Organization (SRO), said that 50 percent of the Haramain Railway Project has been already completed, with no change in the train’s course so far, he said.
“The contracting company employed for the second phase of the project has received parts of the project, which involves the area spanning King Abdullah Economic City to Madinah. They have already begun the process of installing cables and columns,” said Al-Suwaiket.
He said that tracks would be laid out shortly.
Al-Suwaiket was speaking at a press conference held recently in Jeddah during the inauguration of the first training course of the Haramain Train Navigators, which was attended by officials and Spanish companies, which will implement the second phase of the project.
“There will be a trial run at the end of the next year, where 35 passenger trains will reach the Kingdom for operation. The first train will be directed to the Madinah workshop, which will be the assembling hub for trains,” said Al-Suwaiket.
He said that the SRO set out a timetable for trains to reach their destinations once the infrastructure of the area, which extends from King Abdullah Economic City to Madinah, is completed.
“The positive impact of the project is not limited to providing a speedy means of transportation between Makkah and Madinah. Other advantages include the provision of job opportunities to Saudi graduates in the field of operating and maintenance of express trains,” he said.
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