Abu Dhabi: A contractor will bear the costs of repairing Saudi Arabia’s Haramain High-Speed Railway station in Jeddah, after a fire broke out in the station in October 2019, Saudi Minister of Transport Engineer Saleh Al Jasser said on Saturday.
The Minister said during a visit to the station in Jeddah that the contractor would complete the repairs before the next Haj season. “Repairs at the Jeddah train station are proceeding at an accelerated pace,” he said.
On his twitter account, the minister added, “I am pleased to see work in progress, and we will continue to follow up the project to ensure its completion at the highest safety standards.”
High-speed train
The countdown has begun for the resumption of service of Haramain High-Speed Train between Mecca and Madinah via Jeddah Airport station and the King Abdullah Economic City of Rabigh.
Al Jasser noted that resumption of trips would be before next Ramadan.
The 300km/h train launched its commercial operations in October 2018 between Mecca and Madinah.
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