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Haramain high-speed train to carry 60m passengers a yearSaudi Arabia’s high-speed Haramain electric train project between Makkah and Madinah is expected transport 60 million passengers a year using 35 high-speed trains, each with a capacity of 417 seats, the director general of the project said More… |
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Makkah-Madinah high-speed train set for September launchThe first high-speed electric train between Makkah and Madinah will be running by September, Saudi Arabia's Transport Minister Nabil bin Mohammed Al Amoudi was quoted as saying in a media report. The high-speed Haramain electr More… |
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Haramain train test run to start in 6 monthsThe testing of the first line of the high-speed Haramain railway system in Saudi Arabia is set to start in six months, said a report. It will take place on the line between Madinah and King Abdullah Economic Ci More… |
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Saudi council seeks to probe Haramain project delaySaudi Arabia’s Shoura Council has urged the National Anti-Corruption Commission (Nazaha) to investigate the delay in the completion of the Haramain Railway project, which was scheduled for completion by 2012, said a report. More… |
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Damac awards Riyadh project to Binladin unitDubai-based real estate developer Damac Properties has awarded the main construction contract in its Riyadh project Damac Esclusiva Luxury Serviced Apartments to Haramain Gate for Construction, a subsidiary of Binladin group. The More… |
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Tata Steel wins major Saudi rails contractIndia's Tata Steel has won an order to manufacture 60,000 tonnes of high-quality rail for a new high-speed line linking the two holy cities of Makkah and Madinah in Saudi Arabia. The new railway will allow More… |
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Makkah railway station to cost $853mThe Haramain Railway’s main station in Makkah will cost SR3.2 billion ($853.28 million) to build, Saudi Transport Minister Jabara Al-Seraisry was quoted as saying. The minister was speaking after inspecting the progress of work at the stat More… |
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Invensys wins $664m Haramain rail dealsInvensys Rail, a division of global technology group Invensys, has won two prestigious contracts worth 483 million euros ($664 million) for the Haramain High-Speed line in Saudi Arabia. The company will provide all the signalling and train More… |
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Saudi-Spanish group wins $9.4bn Saudi rail dealThe Saudi Railways Organisation has awarded a 6.74 billion euro ($9.4 billion) contract for the second phase of its high-speed Haramain railway project to the public-private Saudi-Spanish Al-Shoula consortium. The high-speed Haramain Rail More… |
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Gulf to pump $100bn into rail projectsGulf states are spending more than $100 billion on rail projects across the region as they tackle poor public transports networks and growing populations, according to analysts. The six oil and gas producers of the GCC seek to create a sim More… |
