Train service to connect Saudi capital to five cities
- Saudi Arabia: Monday, April 15 - 2013 at 05:07
Saudi Railway Co (SAR) has announced a plan to connect Riyadh with five cities by a train with a capacity of more than two million passengers and a maximum speed of 200k/h, Arab News has reported. The railway network is projected to span 2,750km and include two main tracks, the first of which will be dedicated to transferring phosphate and other raw materials, while the second track will be dedicated to the movement of passengers and other cargo freights. "This track will extend from Riyadh, passing through Al-Mujamma', Qasim, Hail, Jouf and Al-Quryyat, all the way to the Saudi-Jordanian border at the "Al-Haditha outlet", with an extra sub-branch at the agricultural city of Al-Busiyta, said head of marketing and public relations at SAR, Sulaiman Khwaiter.
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