The Riyadh–Qurayyat line is a railway line in
Saudi Arabia
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that connects the cities of
Riyadh
Riyadh (, ar, الرياض, 'ar-Riyāḍ, Literal translation, lit.: 'The Gardens' Najdi Arabic, Najdi pronunciation: ), formerly known as Hajr al-Yamamah, is the capital and largest city of Saudi Arabia. It is also the capital of the Riyad ...
and
Qurayyat. The 1,242 km line begins at Al-Qurrayat and passes through
Al-Jouf,
Hail
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and
Al-Qassim regions before terminating in Riyadh. The line shares infrastructure with the
SAR North–South Railway line
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between Buraidah and Al Nafud.
The line was built at an estimated cost of SAR 20 billion. In March 2012, the
Saudi Railways Organization
The Saudi Railways Organization (SRO) ( ar, المؤسسة العامة للخطوط الحديدية) is one of two state-owned companies that operates Saudi Arabia's rail network along with Saudi Railway Company. The SRO operates a network of r ...
(SRO) signed a contract worth
SAR 553 million with CAF to design and manufacture six 200 km/h diesel push-pull trains. CAF handed over the first train to the
Saudi Railway Company (SAR) in September 2015.
A trial run was conducted on the line between Riyadh and Majmah in October 2016. Passengers services between Riyadh and Qassim began on 26 February 2017. The service will later be expanded to Al-Qurayyat in 2018.
There are six stations on the line: Riyadh, Majma'a, Qassim, Hail, Al-Jawf, and Al-Qurayyat.
See also
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Transport in Saudi Arabia
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References
External links
SRO North-South line ProjectDaily timetable 9/7/17-23/9/17Route Map and Implementation Plan
Railway lines in Saudi Arabia
High-speed rail in Saudi Arabia
High-speed railway lines
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