North South Railway (Saudi Arabia)
| North South Railway saudi | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Type | heavy rail |
| System | Saudi Railway |
| Status | trial operation |
| Termini |
Al-Haditha Riyadh |
| Stations | 6 |
| Website | North - South Railway |
| Operation | |
| Opening | 2011 |
| Operator(s) | Saudi Railway Organization |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 2,400 kilometres (1,491.3 mi) |
| No. of tracks | 2 |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
North South Railway is a 2,400 kilometres (1,491 mi) long railway project in Saudi Arabia. Trial operation on 1,392 kilometres (865 mi) long freight part of the project connecting Al-Haditha and Jalamid with new port city Ras Al-Khair was started in May 2011.[1]
An 85 km link is planned which would connect the North-South railway with the port at Jubail.[2]
See also
- Al Mashaaer Al Mugaddassah Metro
- Haramain High Speed Rail Project.
- Saudi Railways Organization.
- Transport in Saudi Arabia
