SAR Riyadh–Qurayyat line

The Riyadh–Qurayyat line is a railway line in Saudi Arabia that connects the cities of Riyadh and Qurayyat. The 1,242 km line[1][2] begins at Al-Qurrayat and passes through Al-Jouf, Hail and Al-Qassim regions before terminating in Riyadh. The line shares infrastructure with the SAR North–South Railway line between Buraidah and Al Nafud. The North–South Railway line begins at the Hazm Al-Jalamid phosphate mine in the Northern Territory, through Al-Jawf, Hail and Al-Baithah in the Qassim region. It then heads toward the southeast and passes through the Al-Zubayrah bauxite mine, before terminating at the processing and export facilities at Ras Al-Khair in the Eastern Province near Jubail.[3][4]

Riyadh–Qurayyat line
Overview
Other name(s)North-South Line
North-South Railway
TypeInter-city rail
LocaleAl Jawf Region, Ha'il Region, Al-Qassim Region and Riyadh Region
TerminiRiyadh
Qurayyat
Stations6
Websitehttp://www.sar.com.sa/
Operation
Opened26 February 2017
OwnerSaudi Railway Company (SAR)
Rolling stockCAF Diesel push-pull train
Technical
Line length1,242 km (772 mi)
Number of tracks1
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
ElectrificationNone
Operating speed200 km/h (120 mph)
Route map

The line was built at an estimated cost of SAR 20 billion. In March 2012, the Saudi Railways Organization (SRO) signed a contract worth SAR 553 million with CAF to design and manufacture six 200km/h diesel push-pull trains.[5][6] CAF handed over the first train to the Saudi Railway Company (SAR) in September 2015.[7]

A trial run was conducted on the line between Riyadh and Majmah in October 2016.[8] Passengers services between Riyadh and Qassim began on 26 February 2017.[9] The service will later be expanded to Al-Qurayyat in 2018.[10]

There are six stations on the line: Riyadh, Majma'a, Qassim, Hail, Al-Jawf, and Al-Qurayyat.

See also

References
  1. http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/high-speed/single-view/view/saudi-railway-co-launches-first-passenger-services.html
  2. http://gulfbusiness.com/saudi-begins-new-rail-link-between-riyadh-and-al-qassim/
  3. http://www.arabnews.com/node/1056906/saudi-arabia
  4. https://www.saudirailways.org/sites/sro/Pages/en-us/RailwaysExpansion/Overview/North-SouthLineProject.aspx
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20151001073443/http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index.cfm?method=home.regcon&contentid=20150428241947
  6. CAF profits and turnover fall in first quarter
  7. Briginshaw, David. "CAF presents first passenger train to Saudi Railway Company". IRJ. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
  8. http://www.arabnews.com/node/1056906/saudi-arabia
  9. "SAR launches Riyadh-Qassim railway line". Arab News. 28 February 2017. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  10. http://www.railjournal.com/index.php/middle-east/sar-starts-first-passenger-services-from-riyadh.html?channel=539
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