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SAUDI ARABIA: Nationwide operator Saudi Arabia Railways has invited expressions of curiosity within the provide of 200 km/h trainsets to increase and modernise the passenger fleet on the north–south community.
SAR is searching for 15 trainsets every comprising two energy vehicles and 5 coaches, as nicely eight additional energy vehicles as a reserve. The trains can be equipped with a 10-year upkeep package deal to make sure their long-term reliability and efficiency.
Necessities embody wi-fi connectivity, superior passenger data programs and the flexibility to face up to the cruel desert situations.
The north-south companies are presently operated utilizing CAF push-pull trainsets. SAR stated it must increase the fleet to assist a projected progress in passenger numbers on this hall; it anticipates carrying 2·5 million passengers per yr by 2030 on the route.
‘By increasing our fleet and upgrading our present property, we aren’t solely rising capability but in addition enhancing the general passenger expertise’, stated Khaled Alharbi, SVP of SAR’s Passenger Enterprise Unit, on September 27.
In February SAR awarded Stadler contracts value SFr600m to produce and preserve 10 trainsets to function specific companies to deal with rising demand on the its jap route from Riyadh to Dammam.
