| The network of railways in the kingdom is extended with a total length of 1,412 kilometers, and it links two regions
Eastern Province and Riyadh where 40% of the population is located as well as 50% of the economic activity.
The organization trains carry annually more than 1.3 million passengers and 350 thousands containers, which
means more than 80% of the containers directed to Riyadh Province through Dammam Port, and two million tons
of ordinary movable goods which need about 500 thousands trucks to be shipped
on the road.
The number of passengers and cargo is expected to grow after
operating the existing expansion
projects
and those are being planned, as the number of traded containers on the land bridge expected to be on the year of 2015
more than 700 thousands typical containers which mean a total of 8 million tons of cargo.
After the implementation of the Haramain High Speed Rail, the expectations state to a growth for the number
of Pilgrims and Umrah
Performers. Based upon Hajj Ministry
statistics, the expected number of
Pilgrims and Umrah performers on the upcoming 25 years will
be more than 3 million pilgrims and more than 11
million Umrah performers. This means a duplication of passengers
travelling by trains as it is considered the best
means of transportation for the pilgrims and
holy cities visitors.
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