List of railway stations in Saudi Arabia explained

List of Railway stations in Saudi Arabia:

Station name Region Opened
1981
1981
Al-Hofuf1981
1981

SAR Cargo Line

Station name Region Opened
1950s
1950s
Station name Region Opened
26 February 2017
26 February 2017
2018
2018
2018
2018
Proposed
Station name Region Opened
Open
Open
Open
Open
Station name Region Opened
Madinah (Medina) [1] [2] 11 October 2018
King Abdullah Economic City[3] 11 October 2018
King Abdulaziz International Airport, Jeddah 11 December 2019
Jeddah Central 11 October 2018 (out of service since 29 September 2019)
Makkah (Mecca) 11 October 2018

Under Construction or Proposed

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Defunct

The Hejaz Railway was a narrow gauge railway (track gauge) that ran from Damascus to Medina, through the Hejaz region of Saudi Arabia, with a branch line to Haifa on the Mediterranean Sea. It was a part of the Ottoman railway network. The line was and was planned to extend from the Haydarpaşa Terminal in Kadikoy beyond Damascus to the holy city of Mecca. However, due to the interruption of the construction works caused by the outbreak of World War I, it got no further than Medina, 400km (200miles) short of Mecca The length of the line from Damascus to Medina was 1300km (800miles). Hejaz Railway stations in Saudi Arabia were:

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Saudi RailWay Company I الشركة السعودية للخطوط الحديدية . 2010-10-12 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100704111552/http://www.sar.com.sa/index.php?partid=1&la=en . 2010-07-04 .
  2. Web site: Makkah-Madinah railway project contract signed . 2009-03-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120222015642/http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?storyid=1093237032 . 2012-02-22 . dead .
  3. [Railways Africa]
  4. [Railway Gazette International]
  5. Web site: Travel the Hejaz Railway.
  6. Article Hejaz Railway Museum Opened in the Arab News of Saturday 21 January 2006