Travel time between Riyadh and Qassim will be cut down to just a little over two hours as the Saudi Railway Company (SAR) is expected to flag off a train that will travel at 200 kph by the year-end.<br />
The train underwent trial runs last week and will operate daily between the two key cities via Mujamma’ah, sources said, adding that Hail and Al-Jauf will be covered at later stages from Al-Qurrayat.<br />
It is for the first time that a passenger train will run at such high speed. The trial runs were aimed at ensuring that the train was completely safe before its official launch and that the basic infrastructure, cadres and maintenance systems were in place. <br />.... Read more »
Posted on : 7/29/2016