ISLAMABAD: Haramain Train, the high-speed railway in Saudi Arabia, will operate 84 daily trips between Jeddah and Makkah, according to Engineer Rayan Al-Harbi, operations manager of the Haramain High-Speed Train Project.
The ticket price for the economy class will be SR23 per trip. The aim of this attractive price is to facilitate the residents of Jeddah to perform the Umrah pilgrimage by making the Sulaymaniyah station the first choice for the services offered by the Haramain Train.
Bus services will also be provided to transport pilgrims from Makkah’s Rusaifa station to the Grand Mosque.
During peak Umrah season in Ramadan, trips between Makkah and Madinah and the rest of the stations will be increased after all stations have been equipped with facilities to serve the Umrah pilgrims.
Haramain High-Speed Railway also increases daily train trips between Makkah and Madina
The Haramain High-Speed Railway management has also increased the number of daily train trips between Makkah and Madinah to more than 100 during the holy month of Ramadan.
The railway has so far operated more than 25,000 trips since its launch, maintaining 95 percent accuracy in the schedule of services. The increasing turnout of visitors and pilgrims from the Grand Mosque in Makkah and the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah, as well as visitors to the city of Jeddah and King Abdullah Economic City, have been observed through five stations that have been equipped with full services.
