Seraisry chaired a meeting of the Saudi Railway Organization's board of directors in Dammam yesterday. The meeting discussed SRO's new projects, including construction of a new railway line in Al-Ahsa to promote passenger and goods transportation in the city. The organization also intends to purchase modern passenger trains and 200 double-decker cargo carriages, as well as set up a new signal and communication system. In 2004, SRO carried 315,000 containers compared to 280,000 containers a year before. Its trains transported 1.23 million passengers in 2004 against 1.12 million in 2003, a statement issued by the organization said. SRO generated SR295 million in revenue in 2004 compared to SR245 million in 2003, registering an increase of 20 percent.
