The Riyadh–Qurayyat line is a railway line in

Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country in West Asia. Located in the centre of the Middle East, it covers the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula and has a land area of about , making it the List of Asian countries ...

that connects the cities of

Riyadh Riyadh is the capital and largest city of Saudi Arabia. It is also the capital of the Riyadh Province and the centre of the Riyadh Governorate. Located on the eastern bank of Wadi Hanifa, the current form of the metropolis largely emerged in th ...

and Qurayyat. The 1,242 km line begins at Qurrayat and passes through Al-Jouf,

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and

Al-Qassim The Qassim Province ( ' , Najdi Arabic: ), also known as the Qassim Region, is one of the 13 provinces of Saudi Arabia. Located at the heart of the country near the geographic center of the Arabian Peninsula, it has a population of 1,336,179 and ...

regions before terminating in Riyadh. The line shares infrastructure with the SAR North–South Railway line between Buraidah and Al Nafud. The line was built at an estimated cost of SAR 20 billion. In March 2012, the

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(SRO) signed a contract worth SAR 553 million with Spanish company CAF to design and manufacture six 200 km/h diesel push-pull trains. CAF handed over the first train to the

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(SAR) in September 2015. A trial run was conducted on the line between

and Majmah in October 2016. Passengers services between Riyadh and Qassim began on 26 February 2017. The service was expanded to Qurayyat in 2018. There are six stations on the line: Riyadh North, , , , , and .

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SRO North-South line Project

Daily timetable 9/7/17-23/9/17

Route Map and Implementation Plan
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