All aboard…
We’ve been receiving a gentle stream of railway bulletins right here in Saudi Arabia these days (and because the reporter writing about most of them, it’s been thrilling, to say the least). And we simply obtained phrase that the Saudi Land Bridge railway venture is transferring full pace forward.
Based on MEED, Saudi Arabia Railways (SAR) has mentioned that it’ll ship the Saudi Land Bridge venture by a “new mechanism” by 2034.
In an interview with native media, Saudi Arabia Railways CEO Bashar Bin Khalid Al-Malik mentioned that the venture will now be delivered in a number of phases by a unique procurement mannequin.
The venture consists of 1,500 kilometres (km) of recent observe. The core part is a brand new 900-kilometre railway between Riyadh and Jeddah, which can present direct entry to the capital from King Abdullah Port on the Crimson Sea.
Different key developments embody upgrading the present Riyadh-Dammam line, a bypass across the capital known as the Riyadh Hyperlink, and a hyperlink between King Abdullah Port and Yanbu.
The Saudi Land Bridge railway venture is without doubt one of the nation’s most anticipated megaprojects. Preliminary plans to develop it have been introduced in 2004 however have been then placed on maintain resulting from rights-of-way points, route alignment, and its excessive price in 2010 earlier than being revived a 12 months later.
As soon as completed, the Saudi Land Bridge high-speed rail venture will lower journey time between Riyadh and Jeddah by almost eight hours. Beforehand, the journey can be about 12 hours lengthy by automotive; the venture would join the 2 cities by a four-hour practice journey.
Different high-speed rails coming to the Kingdom
Qiddiya Excessive-Pace Rail
The Qiddiya Excessive-Pace Rail venture goals to hyperlink key locations, equivalent to King Salman Worldwide Airport (KSIA), the King Abdullah Monetary District (KAFD), and Qiddiya Metropolis. It can considerably cut back journey time between these main landmarks, providing a swift, comfy, and environment friendly journey. This shall be achieved by a high-speed rail line able to reaching speeds of as much as 250 kilometres per hour, subsequently, shortening journey occasions between these locations to only half-hour.
Saudi-Qatar high-speed rail
It’s all eyes on the tracks (practice tracks, that’s) in Saudi Arabia proper now. The nation is closely investing in its railway trade and the most recent Riyadh-to-Doha high-speed rail is one other one on the lengthy checklist of lately introduced rail initiatives. The Saudi-Qatar high-speed rail venture spans an enormous 785 kilometres, serving as an important hyperlink between the 2 capital cities, Riyadh and Doha, with key stations together with Al-Hofuf and Dammam.
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