A Walk Through HARAMAIN JEDDAH RAILWAY STATION, Jeddah KSA

#Jeddah #HHR #Jeddah_Train_Railways_Station Jeddah Railway station is located at An Nassim District, 20 Km away from King Abdulaziz International Airport, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Saudi Railways Jeddah, Al Sulaymaniyah, Jeddah 23236, Saudi Arabia. Visit there website : https://sar.hhr.sa/-/jeddah Jeddah is also known as the Bride of the Red Sea. It is located in the middle of the eastern coast of the red sea, and is viewed as the capital of tourism in Saudi Arabia that is witnessing unprecedented growth. Hence, why silver colored patterns were used in the architectural design of the Haramain train station that portrays the beautiful sunlight’s reflection on the beautiful red sea. Number of parking lots: 6120 Office hours for Information and Ticketing desks: (Wednesday to Sunday) – From 7:30 to 23:00. (Monday and Tuesday) – Closed The Haramain high-speed railway (Arabic: قطار الحرمين السريع, romanized: qiṭār al-ḥaramayn as-sarīʿ, Hejazi pronunciation: [ɡɪtˤaːr alħarameːn asːariːʕ]) (Haramain referring to Mecca and Medina Islamic holy cities), also known as the Western railway or Mecca–Medina high-speed railway, is a 453-kilometre-long (281 mi) high-speed rail line in Saudi Arabia.[3] It links the Muslim holy cities of Medina and Mecca via King Abdullah Economic City, using 449.2 kilometres (279.1 mi) of main line and a 3.75-kilometre (2.33 mi) branch connection to King Abdulaziz International Airport (KAIA), in Jeddah.[4] The line is designed for a top speed of 186 mph (299 km/h). Construction on the project began in March 2009, was officially inaugurated on 25 September 2018,[5] and opened to the public on 11 October 2018.[6] The railway is expected to carry 60 million passengers a year, including around 3-4 million Hajj and Umrah pilgrims, helping to relieve traffic congestion on the roads. It does not connect with the Mecca Metro.[7] On March 31, 2021 the first trip to Madinah was launched and the operations between Makkah and Madinah will resume after they were postponed from March 20, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[8] History Phase I Package 1 The 6.79 billion riyal (US$1.8 billion) design and construction contract for Phase I Package 1 – Civil Works for the project was awarded in March 2009 to Al Rajhi Alliance,[9] which comprises China Railway Construction Corporation (CRCC), Al Arrab Contracting Company Ltd, Al Suwailem Company and the French construction company Bouygues. It is cooperating with the consultant Saudi Consolidated Engineering Company (Khatib and Alami). Scott Wilson Group will provide project management support.[10] Package 2 Phase I Package 2 covers construction of four of the five stations.[11] In April 2009, $38 million worth of design contracts for the stations in Mecca, Medina, Jeddah and KAIA were awarded to a joint venture between Foster + Partners and Buro Happold.[12][13][14] In February 2011 the station construction contracts were awarded to Joint Venture between Saudi Oger Ltd & El Seif Engineering for (KAEC (Rabigh) & Jeddah Stations), Saudi Bin laden (Mecca Station) and a Turkish Company "Yapi Merkezi" for Medina Station.[11] Phase II Phase 2 of the project includes the remaining infrastructure not included in Phase-1: track, signalling, telecommunications, power, electrification, etc. It also includes procurement of rolling stock and operations and maintenance for a period of 12 years after completion.[3] Prequalified consortia for HHR Phase 2 included Saudi Binladin Group, Badr Consortium, China South Locomotive & Rolling Stock, Al-Shoula Group and Al-Rajhi Alliance.[15] On 26 October 2011, at the Saudi Railways Organization announced that the Saudi-Spanish consortium Al‑Shoula Group, which includes Talgo, Renfe, Adif, Copasa, Imathia, Consultrans, Ineco, Cobra, Indra, Dimetronic, Inabensa, OHL, AL-Shoula and Al-Rosan, had been chosen for the contract.[16][17] Talgo will supply 35 Talgo 350 trains similar to 102/112 series used on Spanish high-speed lines for EUR 1,257 billion (1,600 with maintenance) and an option for 23 more for 800 million.[18] They differ from the 112 series with 13 cars to 417 seats[3][19] Renfe and Adif will operate the trains and manage the line for 12 years.[3] The project was originally planned to open in 2012, taking six years longer to complete than anticipated.[20] The total contract value is EUR 6.736 billion (approximately US$9.4 billion).[3][21] Medina Station (King Abdulaziz Street-East) King Abdullah Economic City Station in Rabigh King Abdulaziz International Airport - opened 11 December 2019 [35] Jeddah Station (Naseem) - Out of service Mecca Station (Rusaiyfah) According to Saudi Railways Organisation the stations are "aesthetically iconic" buildings with designs which take into account Islamic architectural traditions. They will have shops, restaurants, mosques, car parking, a helipad and VIP lounges. Stations were designed by Buro Happold and Foster + Partners.[11]