Haramain Train
Please let me know where i can buy these tickets.
Haramain train. Al haramain railway have started running from makkah to madinah and madinah to makkah from 11 october 2018. Smooth ride and fast from medina to mecca while i was there in feb 2020 the security check was located on the upper floor then to board train had to get back to the lower floor slightly inconvenient with luggages even though there are lift and escalators. Haramain high speed rail project represents one of the most important transport project in the expansion program of saudi railway network.
Haramain train is a high speed train that will link makkah madina and jeddah metro stations in order to assure the fast movement of pilgrims and people towards the holy places of islam. The management of the haramain high speed railway announced on tuesday that the resumption of train operations has been postponed indefinitely due to the novel coronavirus pandemic. Booking was efficient easy.
The below table summarizes the payment methods accepted by sar. As the first high speed electric train in the region the haramain spans over 450 kilometers in a double line connecting five stations across mecca jeddah king abdul aziz international airport. 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.
The haramain high speed train is the safest fasted and most secure way to travel from makkah to medinah. You can purchase train tickets using credit or debit cards visa mastercard and mada online on app and at the station. Haramain runs four trains everyday between the two holy sites makkah and madinah.
The project was approved by the supreme economic council under the resolution no. At the moment if you want to visit the holly cities you can take a taxi which can be dangerous with exhausted drivers on the motorway and there are many traffic accidents. Which website and what are there schedule.
The haramain high speed railway 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. In a statement it cited the extraordinary circumstances witnessed by global transportation activities due to the pandemic and keenness on the safety of travelers for its decision. 3 23 dated 23 3 1423 which included that the project is to be implemented on build operate and transfer bot basis with participation of private sector.
It will reach makkah to madina just in 3 hours this shows hows sar tries its best to implement the transport strategy to ensure fast and reliable movement of people between both holy cities. I am traveling to jeddah and want to buy haramain high speed train tickets from jeddah to medina for nov 20. There is only one website and its about retail there is not ticket site.
