{"id":1294,"date":"2018-01-28T10:55:43","date_gmt":"2018-01-28T10:55:43","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2018-01-28T10:55:43","modified_gmt":"2018-01-28T10:55:43","slug":"a-freight-rail-link-between-riyadh-and-jeddah-is-in-the-talks-by-the-government","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/riyadh\/en\/news\/a-freight-rail-link-between-riyadh-and-jeddah-is-in-the-talks-by-the-government\/","title":{"rendered":"A Freight Rail Link Between Riyadh And Jeddah Is In The Talks By The Government"},"content":{"rendered":"
(Image used for illustrative purposes only)<\/em><\/p>\n The Kingdom is discussing a railway project that should link Riyadh and Jeddah with a couple of major companies. According to Argaam,\u00a0<\/em>building a rail project will help ease the process of cargo and other things. Additionally, it will also be useful in providing maintenance for the already existing link, according to Al- Madina Daily.<\/em><\/p>\n As the project’s contracts conclude in a month, this plausible project might come to both cities sooner.\u00a0<\/p>\n A 950- kilometer railway project called Land Bridge has been completed earlier, Argaam <\/em>reports. However, this railway is planned to connect the port cities of Jeddah,\u00a0Damman and\u00a0Jubail while Riyadh will remain as the dry port.<\/p>\nThe project’s contracts might be finalised in a month<\/h3>\n