In the distant past, Muslim pilgrims came to the holy city of Mecca on foot. Now, though, they can come via high-speed train. About 50 times a day these sleek, long-nosed javelins shoot across the ...

Transport Minister Jabara Al-Seraisry said the Haramain High Speed Rail will be completed as scheduled and passenger trains will start running in early 2014. Al-Seraisry, who is also chairman of the ...

JEDDAH — The Haramain High Speed Railway is operating over 3,400 trips during the holy month of Ramadan with more than 1.6 million seats to accommodate the surge in the number of Umrah pilgrims and ...

Dubai: With Ramadan in full swing, Saudi Arabia has ramped up operations on its Haramain High Speed Railway, deploying more ...

The high-speed rail project designed to support Saudi Arabia's largest construction endeavor has reached a new milestone. The Spine, a transport tunnel designed to provide public transport to The Line ...

New high-speed trains were unveiled that will be used across Egypt’s upcoming network, including the “Suez Canal on Rails.” ...

High-speed railways combine both speed and efficiency. From the Shinkansen bullet train in Japan to the French TGV, high-speed trains have a history that spans several decades. The evolution of ...

High-speed railway systems are at the forefront of modern transportation, yet they present complex technical challenges, notably in the realm of electromagnetic interference (EMI) and pantograph ...

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