Meanwhile, Madinah continues to receive pilgrims around the clock via the Haramain High Speed Railway — the fastest mode of transport between Makkah and Madinah — which is playing a critical ...

The Haramain rail network links Jeddah to Muslim holy cities in Saudi Arabia, with trains racing across the baking-hot deserts of Saudi Arabia at speeds of up to 300 kph.

Dubai: Saudi Arabia’s Haramain High-Speed Railway is offering discounts of up to 50 per cent on train tickets ahead of the 1446 AH Hajj season.

The Haramain High-Speed Railway covers a mainline track of 449.2 kilometres (279.1 miles) and includes a 3.75-kilometre (2.33-mile) branch that links to King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah.

True high-speed rail has not yet made it to the U.S., but that will change soon. Here are the projects currently being developed. By Alexander Nazaryan In 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed ...

California got nearly $7B from feds for high-speed rail — but never laid any track, bombshell report shows By . Josh Christenson. Published June 4, 2025. Updated June 4, 2025, 1:49 p.m. ET.

The first high-speed rail line, launched in 2008, linked Beijing with Tianjin, just 75 miles away. During the 2008 global financial crisis, China ramped up investments in infrastructure, ...

Despite uncertainty over its budget and timeline, a majority of Californians who took part in a recent poll say the California High-Speed Rail project is still worthy of state funding. The poll ...

A Haramain High Speed train in Saudi Arabia, 2018. High-speed rail is expected to be a major part of The Line's infrastructure. Getty Images. The Line megaproject, designed by Saudi Crown Prince ...

The $7.87bn Haramain High-Speed Railway was launched by Saudi Arabia in 2018. The railway line is designed to carry 60 million passengers annually. The 450km Haramain Railway, developed by the Al ...