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High speed electrified railway
 
 
 
 
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Project Brief
 
The Government has taken a decision to implement a railway project linking the holy cities of Makkah and Madinah via Jeddah. The HHR will be a high speed electrified passenger line, primarily designed to provide a fast, comfortable, reliable and safe mode of transport. The overall objective of the Government is to implement the HHR project as a public funded project.
 
The important features of the Project given below are based on preliminary estimations and are subject to revision on more detailed analysis and design:

                                                                           

 

 

 
 
  •  The HHR will be a high speed (360 km/h design speed) electrified passenger double line between Makkah, Jeddah and Madinah.
  •  Makkah Central Station near the 3rd Ring Road.
  • Jeddah Central Station will be located on the Haramain Road, the railway aligment will use the median of the Haramain road and the Station in KAIA will be a terminus station.
  • Madinah will have only one passenger station.
  • Station will also be required in the King Abdullah Economic City and a station may be required for the Hajj Terminal at Jeddah Airport.

The design, construction, operation, maintenance of HHR shall be executed in two phases.

 
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