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An integrated public transport system for Dammam was approved by the Council of Ministers on 19 May 2014, and publicly announced by Eastern Province Mayor Fahad Al Jubair on 21 May 2014. [1] The project includes 50 km of light rail, 110 km of bus rapid transit, and 350 km of feeder buses to link the outskirts of the city. [2]
The main railway station buildings with active passenger service opened in Riyadh, Dammam, and Hofuf in 1981. [3] The present passenger railway line (Dammam-Riyadh Railway Line 1) from Riyadh to Dammam via Buqayq and Hofuf, measuring 449 km (279 mi), was completed in 1985. Along with the decrease in distance, this shortened the time taken for ...
The North–South Railway line is a 2,750 km (1,709 mi) network of railway lines in central and eastern Saudi Arabia, built and operated by the Saudi Arabia Railways.The primary line of the network connects the capital of the kingdom, Riyadh, to the border with Jordan at Al-Haditha.
Dammam: 1981 Abqaiq: 1981 Al-Hofuf: 1981 Riyadh: 1981 SAR Cargo Line. Station name Region Opened King Abdul Aziz Port: 1950s Al-Ahsa:
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 Spanish company CAF to design and manufacture six 200 km/h diesel push-pull trains. [3] [4] CAF handed over the first train to the Saudi Railway Company (SAR) in September 2015. [5]
The Saudi Landbridge is a railway line currently under development by the Saudi Railway Company (SAR). [1]The 950 km (594 miles) ‘’Landbridge Line” has been planned to link Jeddah on the Red Sea coast with Riyadh, where it would link up with both the North-South Railway and the lines to Dammam, although no plan for construction has been announced.
The Dammam–Riyadh line is a passenger railway line in Saudi Arabia, linking the Eastern Province's capital city of Dammam with the Saudi capital Riyadh. The 449 km (279 mi) line has four stations. The 449 km (279 mi) line has four stations.
Rail transport in Saudi Arabia is an expanding mode of transport. [1]Saudi Arabia Railways is the national railway operator. The Saudi Railways Organization was also formerly a major operator, however it was merged into the Saudi Railway Company (now Saudi Arabia Railways) in 2021.