Riyadh–Qurayyat line

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SAR Riyadh-Qurayyat Line
Overview
StatusTest run
OwnerSaudi Railway Company (SAR)
LocaleAl Jawf Region,, Ha'il Region, Al-Qassim Region and Riyadh Region
Termini
Stations6
Websitehttp://www.sar.com.sa/
Service
Typeinter-city rail
ServicesRiyadh, Majma'a, Qassim, Hail, Al-Jawf, and Al-Qurayyat.
Operator(s)Saudi Railway Company (SAR)
Rolling stock4 nine-car trainsets and 2 thirteen-car trainsets of CAF Push-pull train[1][2]
History
Opened2016
Technical
Line length1,380 kilometres (857.5 mi)
Track length2,750 kilometres (1,708.8 mi)
Number of tracks1
CharacterSRO
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Operating speedup to 200 km/h
Route map

The Riyadh-Qurayyat Line, connects the cities of Riyadh and Qurayyat, Saudi Arabia (449.11 km) and is used by passenger trains by Saudi Railway Company (SAR). [3]

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