المملكة: In preparation for the Hajj season… 2.21 million seats on the Haramain Express train

Medina and Jeddah.

The project constitutes one of the largest train projects in the Middle East, which the Kingdom established as part of its plans to provide a safe means of transportation for pilgrims, Umrah performers and travelers between the two holy cities as well as the city of Jeddah. The route of the railway is 453 km and connects the cities of Medina and Mecca, through a 449 km long line and a 3.75 km long branch connection to the King’s Airport. Abdulaziz International.

The speed of the Haramain Express train

The speed of the Haramain Express train reaches 300 kilometers per hour, as it is considered the fastest train in the world, and it covers a distance of 449 km between Mecca and Medina in approximately two hours and twenty minutes.

The Haramain Express train has five stations, three of which are terminal, which are the Mecca Al-Mukarramah station located in the Al-Rusaifah neighborhood, the Medina station, and the King Abdulaziz Airport station in Jeddah. The two central ones are the main Jeddah station located in the Sulaymaniyah district and the King Abdullah Economic City station.

The Haramain Express train station at King Abdulaziz Airport is the largest train station linked to airports in the world, as it is located on an area exceeding 105 thousand square meters and extends over several floors, and is connected to six train platforms; Which contributes to the ease of movement to and from the station, whether towards Mecca or Medina, and alleviating congestion on the roads leading to King Abdulaziz Airport by transporting arriving passengers directly to the rest of the stations without their need to leave the airports and use other means of transportation.

Train Capacity

The Haramain Express Train is being operated by 35 electric trains, and the capacity of each train is 417 passengers in 13 cars divided into four business class cabins, eight economy class cabins, and a restaurant cabin. Thus, the number of business class seats is 113 seats, while the number of economy class seats is 304 seats.

In its initial operation phase from 2018 to 2020, the Haramain Express train witnessed the transportation of approximately one million passengers during 3,000 trips, while the number of passengers in the basic operation phase reached The actual train, which was launched on March 31, 2021 and until the end of the year 2025, transported more than 30 million passengers.

Each train includes a restaurant, entertainment screens, and support services for people with special needs, and also provides special hospitality services in business class, in addition to food carts in economy class.

Saudi Railways

As part of the Saudi Railways’ efforts to enrich the experience of passengers via the Haramain Express train; The VIP lounge was recently inaugurated at the train stations located in Mecca and Medina, in addition to the train station in the city of Jeddah (Sulaymaniyah).

And it took place. "He walked" Ticket sales halls in the stations of Makkah Al-Mukarramah, Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah, and Jeddah Main Station, to be one of the ticket sales outlets that also include (self-sales machines in the stations, the electronic application, the website, and the telephone reservation center).

The company has prepared "He walked" In coordination with the operating company, a plan has been developed to keep pace with the expected large demand for Haramain Express train trips during this year’s Hajj season, as the period from Dhul-Qi’dah 1 to Dhul-Hijjah 20 will witness the operation of more than 5,300 train trips that will contribute to providing a seat capacity exceeding 2.21 million seats, an increase of more than 210,000 seats compared to the same period last year.

It provided "He walked" A camp was located at the Medina station as a spare waiting hall. Coordination was also made to operate more shuttle buses that transport passengers between the station and the Prophet’s Mosque.

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