Saudi Arabia Railways (SAR) engaged with plenty of key suppliers at this week’s commerce truthful.
SAR CEO, Dr Bashar Al-Malik, held conferences with varied corporations at InnoTrans, together with Accenture.
IRJ at InnoTrans 2024: Saudi Arabia Railways (SAR) signed a number of agreements throughout this week’s present, together with a shadow operator contract with German Rail (DB). Below the partnership, DB will undertake a restricted time service settlement for the Haramain high-speed railway.
SAR additionally signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Indra Sistemas, Spain, which is able to contain establishing joint analysis and growth amenities, together with a centre of excellence, in Saudi Arabia. SAR says the partnership underscores its dedication to embracing digital transformation.
One other spotlight was the signing of a MoU with Salcef, Italy, which goals to reinforce observe upkeep actions and encourage collaboration in analysis and growth to deal with challenges posed by Saudi Arabia’s excessive temperatures and sandy setting.
SAR additionally signed a contract with EULYNX, a consortium of European infrastructure managers, which goals to cut back the lifecycle prices of signalling. In Saudi Arabia the group will work to determine a standardisation roadmap for signalling methods inside the nation.
As well as, SAR additionally held what it describes as productive discussions with Progress Rail, Voith, Wabtec, Accenture, Talgo and Hitachi Rail over potential future collaborations, together with leveraging native capabilities. Discussions with Stadler included using its hydrogen traction expertise in Saudi Arabia.
“InnoTrans gives a perfect platform to interact with world leaders within the railway business,” says SAR CEO, Dr Bashar Al-Malik. “Our presence right here underscores our dedication to adopting cutting-edge applied sciences, increasing our rail community, and contributing to Saudi Arabia’s formidable Imaginative and prescient 2030 objectives. The partnerships mentioned at this time shall be essential in propelling the Saudi railway sector to new heights.”
Dr Al-Malik additionally shared his ideas on the way forward for the Saudi Arabia railway community in an interview with IRJ at InnoTrans, which is able to seem in a future version of the journal.
