Saudi Arabia Railways (SAR; Arabic: الشركة السعودية للخطوط الحديدية),[2][3] formerly the Saudi Railway Company, is the national railway company of Saudi Arabia. It is de facto a state-owned enterprise, as it is owned by the Public Investment Fund.
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| Industry | Railway |
|---|---|
| Founded | 23 May 2006 |
| Headquarters | Diplomatic Quarter, Building S-24, , Saudi Arabia |
Key people | Nabil Al-Amoudi (Chairman)[1] |
| Parent | Public Investment Fund |
| Website | www |
Saudi Railways Organization was also a major railway operator in Saudi Arabia, until it was merged into Saudi Arabia Railways on 1 April 2021.[4]
History
Saudi Arabia Railways, then the Saudi Railway Company, was established in 2006 to build, operate, and manage the north-south railway project.[5]
Approval to merge the Saudi Railways Organization and Saudi Railway Company was announced in February 2021,[4] and the Saudi Railways Organization was merged into the Saudi Railway Company on 1 April 2021.[6]
The combined company is now called Saudi Arabia Railways.[7][2]
Lines
- West Line (Haramain High Speed Railway)
- East Train (Dammam–Riyadh line)
Rolling stock
| Class | Image | Top speed | Number | Remarks | Built | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mph | km/h | |||||
| Talgo 350 |  | 220 | 350 | 36 trainsets | Operating on the Haramain High Speed Railway | 2015-2018 |
| CAF push–pull train |  | 124 | 200 | 6 trainsets (75 Passenger cars & 12 Power Cars) | Operating on the Riyadh-Qurayyat Line.[8][9] | 2013 |
| CAF push–pull train |  | 112 | 180 | 8 passenger units, 10 power cars (5001-5010) | Passenger trainsets with dedicated power cars. | 2011 |
| EMD SD70ACS |  | 61 Diesel Locomotives [5][10] | Heavy haul AC diesel-electric locomotives for a mineral railway[11] | 2010-2016 | ||
| ALCO RS-1 | .jpg) | 65 | 105 | 6 | Series 1000-1005 Diesel-electric locomotives. Originally Arabian American Oil Company A11x50-A11x51, 1002-1005 | 1947–1951 |
| EMD SW1001 |  | 5 | Series 1022-1026 Order 818000 1/5 Diesel-electric locomotives.[12] | 1981 | ||
| NS Class 2400 (1954) |  | 50 | 80 | 7 | Secondhand Diesel-electric locomotives taken over from NS by Volker Stevin in 1976 for construction works for a seaport in Jubail. Former 2427, 2445, 2485, 2497, 2499, 2519, 2523. Renumbered into 101-107. Sold to Archirodon for rail reconstruction between Damman and Riyadh and renumbered to 276-04 - 276-09. Some scrapped in 1983. Others active until 1994 and stored in Hofuf afterwards.[13] | 1954–56 |
| EMD G18 |  | 16 | Series 1006-1021 Orders 710971-710975, 713081-713082, 713233-713235, and 748005 1/6 Diesel-electric locomotives. | 1968–1976 | ||
| EMD GP18M | .jpg) | 1 | Series 1200 Order 700178 Diesel-electric locomotives.[12] rated at 1500 horsepower | 1961 | ||
| EMD FP7A |  | 2 | Series 1500-1501 Order 7019 Diesel-electric locomotives taken over from Arabian American Oil Company (their 1006-1007).[14] | 1953 | ||
| EMD FP9A |  | 7 | Series 1502-1508 Orders 701553, 701493-701494, 702272-702275 Diesel-electric locomotives | 1956–1959 | ||
| EMD GP38-2 |  | 1 | Series 2000. Order 712783. Diesel-electric locomotives | 1973 | ||
| EMD GPL38S |  | 7 | Series 2001-2007. Order 201288865. Diesel-electric locomotives | 2015 | ||
| EMD GT22CW |  | 3 | Series 2001-2003. Order 748004. Diesel-electric locomotives | 1976 | ||
| EMD SDL38-2 |  | 6 | Series 2004-2009. Order 778050. Diesel-electric locomotives[15] | 1978 | ||
| EMD SDL38 |  | 6 | Series 2030-2035. Order 20148061 Diesel-electric locomotives | 2016 | ||
| EMD SDL50 |  | 31 | Series 3500-3530 Diesel-electric locomotives[16] | 1981–2005 | ||
| EMD GT46ACS | 17 | Series 4300-4316. Orders 20118517 and 20148134. Diesel-electric locomotives | 2013–2015 | |||
| Class 319.2 |  | 75 | 120 | >4 | Diesel-electric locomotives bought second hand.[17] | |
See also
References
External links
- SAR| Home - Saudi Arabia Railways official website
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