Saudi Arabia RailwaysSaudi Arabia Railways (الشركة السعودية للخطوط الحديدية)(SAR)Saudi Arabia Railways (SAR), or in Arabic: الشركة السعودية للخطوط الحديدية formerly the Saudi Railway Company, is the national railway company of Saudi Arabia. It is de facto a state-owned enterprise, as it is owned by the Public Investment Fund. Saudi Railways Organization was also a major railway operator in Saudi Arabia, until it was merged into Saudi Arabia Railways on 1 April 2021. Saudi Arabia Railways History Saudi Arabia Railways, then the Saudi Railway Company, was established in 2006 to build, operate, and manage the north-south railway project. Approval to merge the Saudi Railways Organization and Saudi Railway Company was announced in February 2021, and the Saudi Railways Organization was merged into the Saudi Railway Company on 1 April 2021. The combined company is now called Saudi Arabia Railways. Saudi Arabia Railways Lines
Class: Talgo 350 Top Speed mph/kmh: 220/350 Number: 36 trainsets Remarks: Operating on the Haramain High Speed Railway Built: 2015-2018 Class: CAF push–pull train Top Speed mph/kmh: 124/200 Number: 6 trainsets (75 Passenger cars & 12 Power Cars) Remarks: Operating on the SAR Riyadh-Qurayyat Line. Built: 2013 Class: CAF push–pull train Top Speed mph/kmh: 112/180 Number: 8 passenger units, 10 power cars (5001-5010) Remarks: Passenger trainsets with dedicated power cars. Built: 2011 Class: EMD SD70ACS Number: 61 Diesel Locomotives Remarks: Heavy haul AC diesel-electric locomotives for a mineral railway Built: 2010-2016 Class: ALCO RS-1 Top Speed mph/kmh: 65/105 Number: 6 Remarks: Series 1000-1005 Diesel-electric locomotives. Originally Arabian American Oil Company A11x50-A11x51, 1002-1005 Built: 1947–1951 Class: EMD SW1001 Number: 5 Remarks: Series 1022-1026 Order 818000 1/5 Diesel-electric locomotives. Built: 1981 Class: NS Class 2400 (1954) Top Speed mph/kmh: 50/80 Number: 7 Remarks: Secondhand Diesel-electric locomotives taken over from NS by Volker Stevin in 1976 for construction works for a seaport in Jubail. Former 2427, 2445, 2485, 2497, 2499, 2519, 2523. Renumbered into 101-107. Sold to Archirodon for rail reconstruction between Damman and Riyadh and renumbered to 276-04 - 276-09. Some scrapped in 1983. Others active until 1994 and stored in Hofuf afterwards. Built: 1954–56 Class: EMD G18 Number: 16 Remarks: Series 1006-1021 Orders 710971-710975, 713081-713082, 713233-713235, and 748005 1/6 Diesel-electric locomotives. Built: 1968–1976 Class: EMD GP18M Number: 1 Remarks: Series 1200 Order 700178 Diesel-electric locomotives. rated at 1500 horsepower Built: 1961 Class: EMD FP7A Number: 2 Remarks: Series 1500-1501 Order 7019 Diesel-electric locomotives taken over from Arabian American Oil Company (their 1006-1007). Built: 1953 Class: EMD FP9A Number: 7 Remarks: Series 1502-1508 Orders 701553, 701493-701494, 702272-702275 Diesel-electric locomotives Built: 1956–1959 Class: EMD GP38-2 Number: 1 Remarks: Series 2000. Order 712783. Diesel-electric locomotives Built: 1973 Class: EMD GPL38S Number: 7 Remarks: Series 2001-2007. Order 201288865. Diesel-electric locomotives Built: 2015 Class: EMD GT22CW Number: 3 Remarks: Series 2001-2003. Order 748004. Diesel-electric locomotives Built: 1976 Class: EMD SDL38-2 Number: 6 Remarks: Series 2004-2009. Order 778050. Diesel-electric locomotives Built: 1978 Class: EMD SDL38 Number: 6 Remarks: Series 2030-2035. Order 20148061 Diesel-electric locomotives Built: 2016 Class: EMD SDL50 Number: 31 Remarks: Series 3500-3530 Diesel-electric locomotives Built: 1981–2005 Class: EMD GT46ACS Number: 17 Remarks: Series 4300-4316. Orders 20118517 and 20148134. Diesel-electric locomotives Built: 2013–2015 Class: Class 319.2 Top Speed mph/kmh: 75/120 Number: >4 Remarks: Diesel-electric locomotives bought second hand. Saudi Arabia Railways Overview Saudi Arabia Railways Industry: Railway Saudi Arabia Railways Founded: 23 May 2006 Saudi Arabia Railways Headquarters: Diplomatic Quarter, Building S-24, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Railways Key People: Nabil Al-Amoudi (Chairman) Saudi Arabia Railways Parent: Public Investment Fund | |||||
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