Media ID: 55335598
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File photo showing a freight train at a railway station in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Reuters)
by Ali Al-Qattan | Aug 19, 2014 | Business
Dammam, Asharq Al-Awsat—Saudi Arabia’s state-owned railway company has launched a number of initiatives aiming to make rail travel the most popular mode of transport in the Kingdom, the head of the company told Asharq Al-Awsat. Head of the Saudi Railways Organization...
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Artist’s impression of a station on the Haramain high-speed line. (Courtesy of Arab News)
by Ubaid Al-Suhaimy | Jun 6, 2014 | Business
Dammam, Asharq Al-Awsat—Significant progress has been made on the much-delayed Haramain high-speed rail project and the stations along the line are 75 percent complete, according to Saudi Transport Minister Dr. Jabara Al-Suraisari. The minister’s comments came in a...