{"id":723,"date":"2017-10-18T09:55:18","date_gmt":"2017-10-18T09:55:18","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2017-10-18T09:55:18","modified_gmt":"2017-10-18T09:55:18","slug":"the-haramain-train-already-reached-makkah-for-its-trial-run-and-it-was-a-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/riyadh\/en\/news\/the-haramain-train-already-reached-makkah-for-its-trial-run-and-it-was-a-success\/","title":{"rendered":"The Haramain Train Already Reached Makkah For Its Trial Run And It Was A Success"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Image Illustration (Credits:\u00a0Arab News)<\/em><\/p>\n

Brace yourselves, people! There’s now going to be a new mode of transportation in Makkah to Madina very soon. The Haramain High Speed Train\u00a0<\/a>arrived to Makkah in Tuesday, as its first trial run and it run smoothly.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The first trial ran from its main station in Jeddah and reached Rusaifa station (the entrance of holy city)\u00a0<\/h3>\n

It is in its final phase of the experimental operation and is scheduled to start operating in first quarter of 2018!<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Haramain High Speed Railway links the holy cities of Makkah and Madina through Jeddah and King\u00a0Abdullah Economic City of\u00a0Rabigh\u00a0<\/h3>\n

And it’s estimated to cost at aorund SAR 37.5 BILLION! With 35 trains and a special train for the elderly people, surely it’ll be worth the cost.\u00a0<\/p>\n

It will also include:<\/h4>\n

– Five stations- in\u00a0Makkah, Medina, Jeddah, Rabign, andthe airport.\u00a0<\/p>\n

– Jeddah will be the main station, where the central control room will be located.<\/p>\n

–\u00a0And it is expected to carry at least 3 MILLION passengers a year\u00a0<\/p>\n

– It will alleviate traffic congestion\u00a0<\/p>\n

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