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MORE than 27 and 13 per cent of the Haramain rail stations in Jeddah and Makkah, respectively, have been completed and the project will be completed on time, according to Muhammad Al Suwaiket, head of the Saudi Railways Organization (SRO).
The railway stations are two of the four being built as part of the second stage of the Haramain High Speed Rail (HHSR) project’s first phase in Saudi Arabia. The other two stations are being built in Madinah and King Abdullah Economic City (KAEC) in Rabigh.
He said that the second phase of the project will begin after construction of the stations is completed. It will involve the installation of tracks, signal and communication systems and the railway electrification system and 35 passenger vehicles. The second stage will also see the establishment of six power stations to meet the project’s power requirements. The project is expected to be operational by the end of 2014.
The HHSR project is aimed at connecting Makkah and Madinah via a 450-km link that includes the KAEC.
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