List of railway stations in Saudi Arabia
List of Railway stations in Saudi Arabia:
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Red is the functional line as of 2008.
Black is the Saudi Landbridge.
The North South Railway connects Riyadh to Jordan.
The Haramain High Speed Rail Project will connect Mecca to Medina.
SRO Dammam-Riyadh Line
[edit]Station name | Region | Opened |
---|---|---|
Dammam | 1981 | |
Abqaiq | 1981 | |
Al-Hofuf | 1981 | |
Riyadh | 1981 |
SAR Cargo Line
[edit]Station name | Region | Opened |
---|---|---|
King Abdul Aziz Port | 1950s | |
Al-Ahsa | ||
Abqaiq | ||
Al-Kharj | ||
Haradh | ||
Al-Tawdhihiyah | ||
Riyadh Dry Port | 1950s |
Station name | Region | Opened |
---|---|---|
Riyadh | 26 February 2017 | |
Al Majma'ah | 26 February 2017 | |
Qassim | 2018 | |
Ha'il | 2018 | |
Al-Jawf | 2018 | |
Qurayyat | 2018 | |
Al-Haditha | Proposed |
Station name | Region | Opened |
---|---|---|
Jalamid | Open | |
Ha'il | Open | |
Zabirah | Open | |
Ras Al-Khair | Open |
Station name | Region | Opened |
---|---|---|
Madinah (Medina) [1][2] | 11 October 2018 | |
King Abdullah Economic City[3] | 11 October 2018 | |
King Abdulaziz International Airport, Jeddah | 11 December 2019 | |
Jeddah Central | 11 October 2018 (out of service since 29 September 2019) | |
Makkah (Mecca) | 11 October 2018 |
Under Construction or Proposed
[edit]- North South line
- Haditha – near Jordan border
- Al-Jawf – junction, south of Al-Jawf, station near the new motorway.
- Bosajata – junction
Defunct
[edit]The Hejaz Railway was a narrow gauge railway (1,050 mm / 3 ft 5+11⁄32 in track gauge) that ran from Damascus to Medina, through the Hejaz region of Saudi Arabia, with a branch line to Haifa on the Mediterranean Sea. It was a part of the Ottoman railway network. The line was and was planned to extend from the Haydarpaşa Terminal in Kadikoy beyond Damascus to the holy city of Mecca. However, due to the interruption of the construction works caused by the outbreak of World War I, it got no further than Medina, 400 kilometres (250 mi) short of Mecca The length of the line from Damascus to Medina was 1,300 kilometres (810 mi). Hejaz Railway stations in Saudi Arabia were:
Station name | Notes |
---|---|
Tabuk | |
Mada'in Saleh | |
Al-'Ula | |
Medina | Now the Hejaz Railway Museum. Opened in 2006.[5][6] |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Saudi RailWay Company I الشركة السعودية للخطوط الحديدية". Archived from the original on 2010-07-04. Retrieved 2010-10-12.
- ^ "Makkah-Madinah railway project contract signed". Archived from the original on 2012-02-22. Retrieved 2009-03-14.
- ^ Railways Africa May 2009, p39, Map
- ^ Railway Gazette International August 2009, p47
- ^ "Travel the Hejaz Railway".
- ^ Article Hejaz Railway Museum Opened Archived 2009-06-09 at the Wayback Machine in the Arab News of Saturday 21 January 2006