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Traveling between the Holy Cities has never been easier.<\/em><\/p>\n

Termed as the biggest electric train project in the Middle East, the Haramain Railway was officially inaugurated by King Salman<\/a> on Tuesday in Jeddah.<\/p>\n

According to Arab News<\/a>,<\/em> the inauguration ceremony saw the Minister of transport, Dr. Nabil Al-Amoudi, present a picture to King Salman<\/a> in which King Abdul Aziz is seen with King Saud at the launch of the East Train project in 1951.<\/p>\n

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#KingSalman<\/a> inaugurates Haramain High Speed Railway #SaudiNationalDay<\/a> #Saudi88<\/a> #Saudi<\/a> @Okaz_english<\/a> @King_salman<\/a>
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\u2014 Saheel Culture (@Saheel_Culture) September 25, 2018<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The Haramain Railway runs through the cities of Makkah, Makkah, Jeddah and the King Abdullah Economic City and cost over $16 billion to build.<\/h3>\n

The high-speed train system is expected to slash down the five hours Makkah to Madinah journey to less than half at just two hours.<\/p>\n

The trains have a capacity to transport over 60 million passengers annually with each train capable of transporting 417 passengers at a time. The Haramain Railway is expected to play a pivotal role in the 2019 Hajj and Ramadan seasons.<\/p>\n

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The distance between the two cities would be covered in less than two hours, less than half the time it takes to cover the same distance by road. The 450-km #HaramainRailway<\/a> line is a part of the #Saudivision2030<\/a> programme.#SaudiArabia<\/a> #Mecca<\/a> #Medina<\/a> #railways<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/7iUButUYPM<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 TechyRadar (@techyradar15) September 26, 2018<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

But this isn\u2019t Saudi Arabia\u2019s only major transportation project, soon Riyadh will get its own metro system that has an estimated cost of around $22.5 billion.<\/p>\n

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The #Haramain<\/a> Railway, an iconic project that comprises a major milestone in the development of domestic travel in #SaudiArabia<\/a> serving citizens, residents and pilgrims. pic.twitter.com\/uFIdcm1vlu<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 CIC Saudi Arabia (@CICSaudi) September 25, 2018<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

At the conclusion of the ceremony, King Salman rode on the train to Madinah.<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Traveling between the Holy Cities has never been easier. Termed as the biggest electric train project in the Middle East, the Haramain Railway was officially inaugurated by King Salman on Tuesday in Jeddah. 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