Saudi Gazette report
JEDDAH — The Haramain Excessive Velocity Railway is working over 3,400 journeys throughout the holy month of Ramadan with greater than 1.6 million seats to accommodate the surge within the variety of Umrah pilgrims and guests. The prepare service has contributed to ease highway congestion considerably and meet the rising demand for journey between the holy cities of Makkah and Madinah, along with Jeddah.
The Haramain Excessive Velocity Railway, a cornerstone of Saudi Arabia’s railway community enlargement, is ranked among the many world’s quickest electrical railways, touring at 300 km/h and utilizing superior signaling and communication techniques. Inaugurated in 2018, it’s a main Center Jap railway undertaking designed to supply protected and environment friendly transportation for Hajj and Umrah pilgrims, guests, and vacationers.
Saudi Arabia Railways (SAR), in collaboration with the working firm, has developed a complete plan to handle the elevated Ramadan site visitors. The prepare permits journey between Makkah and Madinah in roughly two hours and 20 minutes.
The railway line options 5 stations in Makkah, Madinah, and Jeddah. The King Abdulaziz Airport station, the world’s largest airport-linked railway station, covers an space of over 105,000 sq. meters and consists of six prepare platforms, streamlining passenger motion. This station reduces airport highway congestion by offering direct rail entry to different locations.
The Haramain Excessive Velocity Railway operates 35 electrical trains, every with 417 seats throughout 13 vehicles, together with enterprise and financial system class cabins, and a cafeteria. The trains provide facilities reminiscent of leisure screens and accessibility options for passengers with particular wants. Enterprise class passengers obtain premium hospitality, whereas meals carts can be found to financial system class passengers.
The Haramain prepare stations present a variety of companies, together with police and hearth stations, a well being middle, a mosque, shops, eating places, cafes, a pharmacy, a enterprise class lounge, parking, automobile leases, delivery, ticketing, resort reservations, telecommunications, banking, a grocery store, public transportation reminiscent of taxis and shuttle buses to the Grand Mosque, baggage help, and ready areas.
