Classic route
SAR North Train
Riyadh → Qurayyat · Saudi Arabia
- Distance
- 1,242 km
- Fastest time
- 11 h
- Average speed
- 113 km/h
- Top speed
- 200 km/h
- Operator
- Saudi Arabia Railways (SAR)
- Train
- CAF push-pull (day & sleeper)
- Countries
- Saudi Arabia
- In service since
- 2017
Figures are published values, not live data · corrections log
At 1,242 km Saudi Arabia’s longest passenger line strikes north from Riyadh across the Great Nafud desert to Qurayyat near the Jordanian border.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 13880224 — the same nodes OpenStreetMap holds for this railway, thinned to within under 25 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 4 m from it
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
- See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it
How long is the SAR North Train?
The SAR North Train runs 1,242 km from Riyadh to Qurayyat.
How long does the SAR North Train take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 11 h for the 1,242 km. That is an average of 113 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 200 km/h.
Who runs the SAR North Train?
Saudi Arabia Railways (SAR), with CAF push-pull (day & sleeper).
How old is the SAR North Train?
The line has been in service since 2017. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.
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