Haramain Train will do 10 trips between Makkah & Madina during Ramadan

Good news to everyone living in KSA is that Haramain high speed train will make 10 trips between Makkah & Madina daily during the month of Ramadan.

Earlier the count was 8 trips a day, but as Ramadan being a holy month Saudi government decided to increase the tripp between holyplaces to meet the needs of passengers travelling to Makkah & Madina in Ramadan.

There are also reports to increase the daily trips to 30 trips per day by the end of 2020.

more than 500 qualified Saudi employees were recruited to work in the department of operations and control.

The management said passengers coming from outside would not be allowed to take their luggage along with them on board the train but would be transported to their destinations by Saudi Post.

There are four main stations for the train at present but the SAR said a fifth station would be added when the new King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah becomes fully operational.

The company said last month a free Internet service was introduced in all compartments for the passengers.

The train, which started operations in October, has so far transported more than 118,000 passengers.