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Train routes in Saudi Arabia
3 routes · high-speed 1 · classic 2
3 routes cross Saudi Arabia in the World Train Map atlas. The longest is the SAR North Train at 1,242 km; the fastest is the Haramain High-Speed, running up to 300 km/h; the oldest line dates to 1951. Every route links to its facts, photo and story, and to the interactive world map.
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- Haramain High-Speed
Links Islam’s two holiest cities at 300 km/h through the desert: built to move millions of Hajj pilgrims.
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Classic (2)
- SAR East Train
Saudi Arabia’s first railway, the 1951 Dammam–Riyadh line built under King Abdulaziz, still crosses the Eastern desert and the vast Al-Ahsa oasis.
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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.
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Photos via Wikimedia Commons — each route page credits the author & licence