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The Dammam–Riyadh line was opened in 1981. Planning for the line started in 1947 with an agreement between King Ibn Saud and ARAMCO to lay a 547 km (340 mi) freight line. Bechtel Construction Company was chosen to build the rail line and a sea port at the eastern end of the line at Dammam, with construction beginning in September 1947.
The existing 450km line between Riyadh and Dammam will be upgraded, [5] and a second 115km new line is planned to connect Dammam with Jubail on the coast of the Persian Gulf. [ 4 ] [ 3 ] The line between Jubail and Dammam was inaugurated on April 28, 2024.
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SRO Dammam-Riyadh Line. Station name Region Opened Dammam: 1981 Abqaiq: 1981 Al-Hofuf: 1981 ... station near the new motorway. Jubail [4] Bosajata – junction; Saudi ...
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 ...
A Dammam–Riyadh line train at Riyadh railway station. The Dammam–Riyadh line links Dammam with Riyadh. The passenger line started operation in 1981 and is 449 km long, and has four stations. It was formerly operated by the Saudi Railways Organization.
Number Remarks Built mph km/h Talgo 350: 220 350 36 trainsets Operating on the Haramain High Speed Railway. 2015-2018 CAF push–pull train: 124 200 6 trainsets (75 Passenger cars & 12 Power Cars) Operating on the Riyadh-Qurayyat Line. [8] [9] 2013 CAF push–pull train: 112 180 8 passenger units, 10 power cars (5001-5010)
It will involve the construction of a 950 km line from Jeddah Islamic Port to Riyadh, and a 115 km line from Dammam to Jubail. [12] [13] North-South line [14] The Gulf Railway project is a propose railway network of 2116 km linking all GCC countries. The length of the track inside Saudi Arabia would be 663 km. [15]