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Saudi Arabia announced on Sunday the completion of two freight railway projects comprising of a railway connecting the Eastern and Northern networks and an internal railway network for Jubail Industrial City.
Saudi Aabia Railways (SAR) announced on its Twitter handle that it has completed a 124-kilometre railway linking the Eastern and Northern railway networks through Jubail Industrial City. The project will connect King Abdulaziz Port in Dammam, King Fahd Industrial Port and Jubail Commercial Port in Jubail, and Riyadh Dry Port in Riyadh to support and enhance freight movements.
SAR said it has also opened a 69-kilometre railway network connecting industrial facilities in Jubail Industrial City to King Fahd Industrial Port and Jubail Commercial Port.
“The new rail line and the expansion of internal rail service in Jubail Industrial City will largely boost transport in various parts of the Kingdom in line with the objectives outlined in Vision 2030,” the twitter statement said.
(Writing by Nadim Kawach; Editing by Anoop Menon)
