Dr. Jabara bin Eid Al-Suraiseri, Minister of Transport has disclosed that there are important projects in the field of railway which are being implemented in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, including the project of the Two Holy Mosques electric train, linking Makkah, Jeddah and Al-Madinah with a speed of not less than 300 kilometers per hour and a cost of multi billions of SR. There is also another project linking the north of the Kingdom with its middle and east to transport minerals from central and north-west of the Kingdom to the east where there is a new port "Ras Al-Zour" to manufacture of such minerals, notably bauxite and phosphate, the Minister of Transport added. In a statement following the first session of the Arab Conference on Transport and Logistics, which is currently being held in Cairo, Dr. Al-Suraiseri confirmed that the electric train project will serve the pilgrims given the fact that the leadership of the Kingdom since its founding by King Abdulaziz Al Saud until the Custodian of the Two Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud is utilizing all its capabilities to serve the Two Holy Mosques, holy places and pilgrims.
