Saudi Arabia Railways (SAR; Arabic: الشركة السعودية للخطوط الحديدية),[2][3] 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.
 Official Logo | |
 | |
| Industry | Railway |
|---|---|
| Founded | 23 May 2006 |
| Headquarters | Diplomatic Quarter, Building S-24, , Saudi Arabia |
Key people | Nabil Al-Amoudi (Chairman)[1] |
| Parent | Public Investment Fund |
| Website | www |
Saudi Railways Organization was a major railway operator in Saudi Arabia, until it merged into Saudi Arabia Railways on April 1, 2021.[4]
History
editSaudi Arabia Railways, formerly the Saudi Railway Company, was established in 2006 to build, operate, and manage the north-south railway project.[5]
Approval to merge the Saudi Railways Organization and Saudi Railway Company was announced in February 2021.[4] The merger took place on April 1, 2021,[6] and the combined company is now called Saudi Arabia Railways.[7][2]
Lines
edit- West Line (Haramain High Speed Railway)
- East Train (Dammam–Riyadh line)
Rolling stock
edit| Class | Image | Top speed | Number | Remarks | Built | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mph | km/h | |||||
| Talgo 350 | 
|
220 | 350 | 36 trainsets | Operating on the Haramain High Speed Railway. | 2015-2018 |
| CAF push–pull train | 
|
124 | 200 | 6 trainsets (75 Passenger cars & 12 Power Cars) | Operating on the Riyadh-Qurayyat Line.[8][9] | 2013 |
| CAF push–pull train | 
|
112 | 180 | 8 passenger units, 10 power cars (5001-5010) | Passenger trainsets with dedicated power cars. | 2011 |
| EMD SD70ACS | 
|
61 Diesel Locomotives [5][10] | Heavy haul AC diesel-electric locomotives for a mineral railway.[11] | 2010-2016 | ||
| ALCO RS-1 | .jpg)
|
65 | 105 | 6 | Series 1000-1005 Diesel-electric locomotives. Originally Arabian American Oil Company A11x50-A11x51, 1002-1005. | 1947–1951 |
| EMD SW1001 | 
|
5 | Series 1022-1026 Order 818000 1/5 Diesel-electric locomotives.[12] | 1981 | ||
| NS Class 2400 (1954) | 
|
50 | 80 | 7 | 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.[13] | 1954–56 |
| EMD G18 | 
|
16 | Series 1006-1021 Orders 710971-710975, 713081-713082, 713233-713235, and 748005 1/6 Diesel-electric locomotives. | 1968–1976 | ||
| EMD GP18M | .jpg)
|
1 | Series 1200 Order 700178; Diesel-electric locomotives.[12] rated at 1500 horsepower. | 1961 | ||
| EMD FP7A | 
|
2 | Series 1500-1501 Order 7019; Diesel-electric locomotives taken over from Arabian American Oil Company (their 1006-1007).[14] | 1953 | ||
| EMD FP9A | 
|
7 | Series 1502-1508 Orders 701553, 701493-701494, 702272-702275; Diesel-electric locomotives. | 1956–1959 | ||
| EMD GP38-2 | 
|
1 | Series 2000. Order 712783; Diesel-electric locomotives. | 1973 | ||
| EMD GPL38S | 
|
7 | Series 2001-2007. Order 201288865; Diesel-electric locomotives. | 2015 | ||
| EMD GT22CW | 
|
3 | Series 2001-2003. Order 748004; Diesel-electric locomotives. | 1976 | ||
| EMD SDL38-2 | 
|
6 | Series 2004-2009. Order 778050; Diesel-electric locomotives.[15] | 1978 | ||
| EMD SDL38 | 
|
6 | Series 2030-2035. Order 20148061; Diesel-electric locomotives. | 2016 | ||
| EMD SDL50 | 
|
31 | Series 3500-3530; Diesel-electric locomotives.[16] | 1981–2005 | ||
| EMD GT46ACS | 17 | Series 4300-4316. Orders 20118517 and 20148134; Diesel-electric locomotives. | 2013–2015 | |||
| Class 319.2 | 
|
75 | 120 | >4 | Diesel-electric locomotives bought second hand.[17] | |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Haramain Train to resume service within 30 days". Saudigazette. 1 October 2019.
- ^ a b "Saudi Arabia Railways invites bids to supply next generation inter-city trains". Railway Gazette International.
- ^ "Saudi Arabia Railways phosphate train". Network Rail.
- ^ a b "Saudi Railways Organization and Saudi Railways Company merger approved". Global Railsay Review. 19 February 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ^ a b "Electro-Motive Diesel, Inc. is Awarded New Locomotive Contract for 25 SD70ACS Locomotives from Saudi Railway Company (SAR)". Archived from the original on 11 January 2018. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
- ^ "سياسي / مجلس الوزراء يعقد جلسته ـ عبر الاتصال المرئي ـ برئاسة خادم الحرمين الشريفين وكالة الأنباء السعودية". 17 February 2021. Archived from the original on 17 February 2021.
- ^ "Train travel in Saudi Arabia | Riyadh to Dammam trains". www.seat61.com.
- ^ Push-Pull Train for the Saudi Railway Company (SAR).
- ^ "CAF wins contracts from Saudi Rail". 18 March 2012.
- ^ Electro-Motive Diesel, Inc. Wins New Locomotive Contract for 25 SD70ACS Locomotives from Saudi Railway Company (SAR).
- ^ HaRakevet: Rothschild PhD, Rabbi Walter (2010), New mineral railway Issue 90.
- ^ a b "Saudi Arabia - Saudi Railways Organisation : Prototypes by Country - TT scale trains and models". Archived from the original on 13 March 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
- ^ Dierdorp, Sicco & Davy Beumer (2011), D.E.-Locomotieven serie 2200/2300 en 2400/2500. Alkmaar: De Alk.
- ^ "Pictures of SRO 1501". www.rrpicturearchives.net.
- ^ Ward, compiled by Jeffery S. "EMD 778050; SDL38-2; Saudi Arabia; Gov't Ry 2004-2009".
- ^ "RailPictures.Net Photo: SRO 3527 Saudi Railways Organization EMD SDL50 at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia by Tom Hewitt". www.railpictures.net.
- ^ "World rolling stock market May 2014", www.railwaygazette.com, 11 May 2014, archived from the original on 1 August 2020, retrieved 29 January 2023.
External links
edit- SAR| Home - Saudi Arabia Railways official website