Saudi Railway Company

Saudi Railway Company (SAR)

Rail transport map of Saudi Arabia. SAR operated on the dotted line.
Locale Riyadh, Majma'a, Qassim, Hail, Al-Jawf, and Al-Qurayyat, Saudi Arabia
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Length 2,750 kilometres (1,708.8 mi)
Headquarters Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Website www.sar.com.sa

The Saudi Railway Company (SAR) is one of two state-owned company that operates Saudi Arabia's rail network.

SAR operate the 2750 km. north-south railway line and a passenger line from Riyadh to Al-Haditha, Saudi Arabia, nearby the Jordanian border.[1] SAR was established in 2006 to build, operate, and manage the north-south railway project.[2]

Network

The SAR rail network consist of the following main lines:

Rolling stock

Class Image Top speed Number Remarks Built
mph km/h
CAF push-pull train 200 6 trainsets (75 Passenger cars & 12 Power Cars) COMPOSITION: 4 trainsets 280m length (Mc-T-T-T-T-T-T-T-T-T-Mc) and 2 trainsets 381m length (Mc-T-T-T-T-T-T-T-T-T-T-T-T-T-Mc). Spanish manufacturer CAF has in delivered 2013 delivered six diesel push-pull train, 4 nine-car trainsets is for daytime train schedule and 2 thirteen-car trainsets for night train. They are used on the Riyadh-Qurayyat Line.[4][5] 2013
EMD SD70ACS 25 Diesel Locomotives [6][7] Heavy haul AC diesel electric locomotives 2010

See also

References

  1. ↑ Saudi Landbridge rail project loses momentum
  2. ↑ Electro-Motive Diesel, Inc. is Awarded New Locomotive Contract for 25 SD70ACS Locomotives from Saudi Railway Company (SAR)
  3. ↑ SAR railway map
  4. ↑ PUSH-PULL TRAIN FOR THE SAUDI RAILWAY COMPANY (SAR)
  5. ↑ CAF wins contracts from Saudi Rail
  6. ↑ Electro-Motive Diesel, Inc. is Awarded New Locomotive Contract for 25 SD70ACS Locomotives from Saudi Railway Company (SAR)
  7. ↑ Electro-Motive Diesel, Inc. Wins New Locomotive Contract for 25 SD70ACS Locomotives from Saudi Railway Company (SAR)

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