https://vision2030.ai/tags/haramain-railway/Recent content in Haramain-Railway on SAUDI VISION 2030 Intelligence PlatformHugoenSat, 18 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://vision2030.ai/encyclopedia/haramain-railway/Sun, 22 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://vision2030.ai/encyclopedia/haramain-railway/<h2 id="haramain-high-speed-railway-saudi-arabia-2026-explained">Haramain High-Speed Railway Saudi Arabia 2026 Explained</h2> <p>The Haramain High-Speed Railway (HHR) is Saudi Arabia&rsquo;s first high-speed rail line, connecting the holy cities of Makkah and Madinah via Jeddah and King Abdullah Economic City (KAEC) across 450 kilometres at speeds up to 300 km/h.</p> <h2 id="overview">Overview</h2> <p>Inaugurated in September 2018, the Haramain Railway is one of the most significant infrastructure projects in Saudi history and the first high-speed rail network in the Middle East. The line was constructed by a Spanish-led consortium and uses Talgo 350 trains capable of carrying up to 417 passengers per trainset. The four stations — Makkah, Jeddah, KAEC, and Madinah — are architecturally distinctive structures designed to handle the massive passenger flows associated with Hajj and Umrah seasons.</p>