The Riyadh–Qurayyat line is a railway line in
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country in Western Asia. It covers the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and has a land area of about , making it the fifth-largest country in Asia, the second-largest in the A ...
that connects the cities of
Riyadh
Riyadh (, ar, الرياض, 'ar-Riyāḍ, lit.: 'The Gardens' Najdi pronunciation: ), formerly known as Hajr al-Yamamah, is the capital and largest city of Saudi Arabia. It is also the capital of the Riyadh Province and the centre of the R ...
and
Qurayyat. The 1,242 km line begins at Al-Qurrayat and passes through
Al-Jouf,
Hail
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and
Al-Qassim regions before terminating in Riyadh. The line shares infrastructure with the
SAR North–South Railway line
SAR or Sar may refer to:
Places
* Sar (river), Galicia, Spain
* Sar, Bahrain, a residential district
* Sar, Iran (disambiguation), several places in Iran
* Sar, Tibet, Tibet Autonomous Region of China
* Šar Mountains, in southeastern Europe
...
between Buraidah and Al Nafud.
The line was built at an estimated cost of SAR 20 billion. In March 2012, the
Saudi Railways Organization (SRO) signed a contract worth
SAR
SAR or Sar may refer to:
Places
* Sar (river), Galicia, Spain
* Sar, Bahrain, a residential district
* Sar, Iran (disambiguation), several places in Iran
* Sar, Tibet, Tibet Autonomous Region of China
* Šar Mountains, in southeastern Europe
...
553 million with CAF to design and manufacture six 200 km/h diesel push-pull trains.
CAF handed over the first train to the
Saudi Railway Company
The Saudi Railway Company (SAR; ar, الشركة السعودية للخطوط الحديدية) is one of two state-owned companies that operates Saudi Arabia's rail network along with Saudi Railways Organization.
SAR operate the 2750 km ...
(SAR) in September 2015.
A trial run was conducted on the line between
Riyadh
Riyadh (, ar, الرياض, 'ar-Riyāḍ, lit.: 'The Gardens' Najdi pronunciation: ), formerly known as Hajr al-Yamamah, is the capital and largest city of Saudi Arabia. It is also the capital of the Riyadh Province and the centre of the R ...
and Majmah in October 2016. Passengers services between Riyadh and Qassim began on 26 February 2017. The service was in 2018 expanded to Al-Qurayyat.
There are six stations on the line:
Riyadh
Riyadh (, ar, الرياض, 'ar-Riyāḍ, lit.: 'The Gardens' Najdi pronunciation: ), formerly known as Hajr al-Yamamah, is the capital and largest city of Saudi Arabia. It is also the capital of the Riyadh Province and the centre of the R ...
, Majma'a, Qassim, Hail, Al-Jawf, and Al-Qurayyat.
See also
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Transport in Saudi Arabia
Transport in Saudi Arabia is facilitated through a relatively young system of roads, railways and seaways. Most of the network started construction after the discovery of oil in the Eastern Province in 1952, with the notable exception of Highw ...
References
External links
SRO North-South line ProjectDaily timetable 9/7/17-23/9/17Route Map and Implementation Plan
Railway lines in Saudi Arabia
High-speed rail in Saudi Arabia
High-speed railway lines
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