JEDDAH: The Haramain train will resume its operations between Makkah and Madinah on Wednesday.
Makkah Gov. Prince Khaled Al-Faisal will patronize a ceremony to mark the resumption of the operations. He will visit the railway station at King Abdulaziz Airport in Jeddah to launch the first trip to Madinah.
Saudi Transport Minister Saleh bin Nasser Al-Jasser said the train will operate between Makkah, Madinah and the King Abdulaziz International Airport station in Jeddah and it will go through the King Abdullah Economic City in Rabigh.
Train operators will designate exit and entry doors for passengers. Passengers will have their temperatures taken and their health status checked through the Tawakkalna app before they board.
Social distancing measures have also been taken into account and passengers will be provided with designated seats, with numbers restricted to 200 per trip.
The railway services were suspended on March 20, 2020 due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.
Saudi Arabia’s Haramain train operations resume on Wednesday
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Saudi Arabia’s Haramain train operations resume on Wednesday
- Social distancing measures have also been taken into account and passengers will be provided with designated seats, with numbers restricted to 200 per trip
Crown prince speaks with regional leaders about Iranian aggression
- Calls came as several Gulf Arab states were targeted by Iranian missiles
RIYADH: Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman spoke to several regional leaders on the phone on Saturday, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
The calls came as several Gulf Arab states were targeted by Iranian missiles after Tehran pledged to retaliate against strikes by the US and Israel that hit several cities in Iran in the early hours of Saturday.
The crown prince spoke with UAE president Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, Bahraini King Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa, Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, and King Abdullah II of Jordan.
The crown prince affirmed the Kingdom’s full solidarity with, and support for, their nations and stressed “Saudi Arabia’s readiness to mobilize all its resources to assist them in responding to the brutal Iranian attacks they suffered, which undermine the region’s security and stability,” the SPA added.
