SAR Riyadh-Qurayyat Line

SAR Riyadh-Qurayyat Line
Overview
Type inter-city rail
Status Test run
Locale Al Jawf Region,, Ha'il Region, Al-Qassim Region and Riyadh Region
Termini Riyadh
Qurayyat, Saudi Arabia
Stations 6
Services Riyadh, Majma'a, Qassim, Hail, Al-Jawf, and Al-Qurayyat.
Website http://www.sar.com.sa/
Operation
Opened 2016
Owner Saudi Railway Company (SAR)
Operator(s) Saudi Railway Company (SAR)
Character SRO
Rolling stock 4 nine-car trainsets and 2 thirteen-car trainsets of CAF Push-pull train[1][2]
Technical
Line length 1,380 kilometres (857.5 mi)
Track length 2,750 kilometres (1,708.8 mi)
Number of tracks 1
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Operating speed up to 200 km/h
Route map

The Riyadh-Qurayyat Line, connects the cities of Riyadh and Qurayyat, Saudi Arabia (449.11 km) and is used by passenger trains by Saudi Railway Company (SAR). [3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ CAF profits and turnover fall in first quarter
  2. ↑ CAF presents first passenger train to Saudi Railway Company
  3. ↑ Riyadh-Qurayyat train trial run in June
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